Cerritos hasn't had much luck against Portola recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cerritos Dons are taking a road trip to square off against the Portola Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Cerritos will be strutting in after a victory while Portola will be coming in after a loss.
Cerritos' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 16-0 win over Gahr. Given the Dons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Gladiators are ranked 620th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Portola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 24-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Irvine.
Although Portola took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden Orosz, Diego Reyna, and Jamal Abdelkarim.
Portola wouldn't let Irvine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Orosz was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making five total tackles which he returned for a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Cerritos and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Portola, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Cerritos ended up a good deal behind Portola when the teams last played back in August of 2023, losing 14-0. Can Cerritos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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