“I think he’d tell you he can play better. I think our expectations of him are so high that when he misses a few passes in a row we think the sky is falling.”
Baker is coming off a 307-yard performance against the Wildcats in which he completed 19 of his 25 passes. The Acalanes defense did what they could to slow Baker and a potent San Ramon Valley offense, particularly in the red zone. Though the Wolves moved down field with relative ease, the Dons’ defense found ways to force a field goal and, in the second half, force turnovers on downs and keep themselves in the game.
Acalanes got pinned to their own five-yard line on a muffed kick return and interception, but held the Wolves to a field goal to make it 17-7 at the end of the quarter. A Dons fumble in the second quarter recovered by Mitch Bruno at the Acalanes 30-yard line led to a Makai Vierra one-yard rushing touchdown.
Acalanes went full tilt in the second half, but couldn’t overcome the deficit despite strong defense and risky fourth-down plays. The Dons turned the ball over on downs on their own 46 yard line to open up the second half, resulting in Mendoza’s second rushing touchdown of the night.
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