Dos Palos was the 21-7 winner over Kerman when they last played one another back in August of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Dos Palos Broncos fell 35-23 to the Kerman Lions on Friday. The Broncos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dos Palos lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Earl Riley Iv, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Billy Scott, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Dos Palos' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jesus Bon.
Julien Velez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Kerman, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Adrian Torres, who threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Dos Palos now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Kerman, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Dos Palos and Avenal will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. As for Kerman, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Central Valley Christian at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th.
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