Clayton Valley Charter is 3-0 against Acalanes since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles will host the Acalanes Dons at 7:00 p.m. Clayton Valley Charter is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Clayton Valley Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Las Lomas, taking the game 29-22.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Hayezon Jackson and Roman Mercado. Jackson had a great game and rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mercado was balling out in the loss, picking up 192 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Clayton Valley Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Las Lomas only rushed for 50.
Meanwhile, Acalanes beat Miramonte 35-28 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dons.
Josh Elerts went supernova for Acalanes, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Elerts didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made a tackle. Another player making a difference was Niko White, who picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Acalanes' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jack Cooney and Drew Mckenzie, who racked up four sacks between them. Cooney also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Brady Wall was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Clayton Valley Charter's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Acalanes, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Clayton Valley Charter has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Acalanes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Clayton Valley Charter against Acalanes in their previous meeting back in September of 2018, as the squad secured a 49-3 victory. In that contest, Clayton Valley Charter amassed a halftime lead of 35-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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