San Dimas and Diamond Ranch are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The San Dimas Saints will face off against the Diamond Ranch Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Dimas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, San Dimas was able to grind out a solid victory over Alta Loma, taking the game 30-22. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Braves are ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caleb Morquecho was his usual excellent self, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
San Dimas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 226 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Diamond Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 36-25 to Baldwin Park.
San Dimas is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Diamond Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
San Dimas strolled past Diamond Ranch when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 34-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Diamond Ranch's Keanu Vasquez, who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for San Dimas to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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