Del Oro and Rocklin are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Del Oro Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Rocklin Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Del Oro has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Rocklin will arrive with four straight victories.
Del Oro is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Jesuit on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Del Oro came up short against Jesuit, falling 34-14. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Marauders are ranked 130th).
Although Del Oro took the loss, they still got scores from Landon Vander Kooi and John Marcel Urquhart.
Meanwhile, Rocklin strolled past Granite Bay with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-21.
Rocklin had a senior duo take command as Rafi Merino rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry and Derek Keeley rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Keeley a new career-high in rushing yards.
Del Oro's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Rocklin, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Del Oro took a serious blow against Rocklin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 35-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Keeley, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that Del Oro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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