Barstow hasn't had much luck against Silverado recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Barstow Aztecs will face off against the Silverado Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Barstow's way against Victor Valley as Barstow made off with a 32-7 win. Considering the Aztecs have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Barstow can attribute much of their success to Nicholas Gaoa, who rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Dwayne Williams, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. With that strong performance, Gaoa is now averaging an impressive 115.8 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Barstow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Silverado entered their tilt with Adelanto on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They breezed by the Saints on the road to the tune of 40-7. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
Jace Weiss was his usual excellent self, throwing for 324 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Dallas Kincherlow, who gained 123 total yards and two touchdowns.
Barstow pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Silverado, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Thursday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Williams and Weiss. Williams has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 116 passing yards and has 13 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Weiss has averaged 197.9 passing yards and has 17 passing touchdowns on the season.
Barstow came out on top in a nail-biter against Silverado in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 14-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barstow since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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