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| 09/19/25 - Away | 42-7 W |
| 09/20/24 - Home | 63-28 W |
| 09/22/23 - Away | 56-0 W |
Acalanes won against St. Ignatius College Preparatory last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Dons simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the College Park Falcons 42-7. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Acalanes' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Finley Rivera, who picked up 140 receiving yards and three scores. Those three receiving touchdowns gave Rivera a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Elerts, who rushed for 107 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Acalanes proved: they limited College Park to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Bryce Birdsong for the heroic effort on defense: he. Acalanes didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.8.
Acalanes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rivera and River Lockwood. Rivera has been hot recently, having also posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played. Acalanes got some further help from Birdsong: he picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (2.5 for loss).
College Park lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jayden Auld, who picked up 89 receiving yards and one TD.
The victory keeps Acalanes at an undefeated 4-0. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.3 points on average this season. As for College Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Coming up, Acalanes will take on Mt. Diablo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Dons will need to watch out since the Red Devils have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for College Park, they will challenge Monte Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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