The Wilcox Chargers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wilcox is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 36-3 win over Santa Teresa. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Saints are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wilcox found their leader in sophomore Elijah Vallejo, who rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Vallejo a new career-high in rushing yards.
Vallejo was just one part of a punishing run game: Wilcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton blew past Monterey, posting a 35-7 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Menlo-Atherton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xander Eschelman, who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelo Marin, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Wilcox pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.7 points per game. As for Menlo-Atherton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Wilcox was able to grind out a solid win over Menlo-Atherton in their previous matchup last Friday, winning 30-21. Will Wilcox repeat their success, or does Menlo-Atherton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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