The De La Salle Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the El Cerrito Gauchos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (De La Salle has four wins , while El Cerrito has three).
De La Salle's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when St. Mary's offense got past them. De La Salle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-35 win over St. Mary's on Friday.
Meanwhile, El Cerrito got themselves on the board against Campolindo on Friday, but Campolindo never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cougars 49-0 at home. The Gauchos pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had no chance of recovering from.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, El Cerrito was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
De La Salle pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for El Cerrito, their record now sits at 3-0.
De La Salle strolled past El Cerrito in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-12. Will De La Salle repeat their success, or does El Cerrito have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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