The Campolindo Cougars will challenge the Acalanes Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Campolindo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by San Leandro to the tune of 40-7. The Cougars pushed the score to 40-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
Micah Parker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Reid Habas was in the mix as well, providing Campolindo with two touchdowns.
Campolindo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Acalanes got the win against Heritage on Friday by a conclusive 34-14. With the Dons ahead 21-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Josh Elerts, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
The victory was the third in a row for Campolindo, bringing their record for this year to 7-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.0 points per game. As for Acalanes, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Campolindo came up short against Acalanes when the teams last played on November 1st, falling 21-12. Can Campolindo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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