Alvarez-Salinas football

Friday's games
Alvarez (1-3) at Salinas (2-2), 7:30 p.m.
 As impressive as going to Milpitas and shutting them out 25-0 two weeks ago was for Salinas, last weeks second half effort on defense against Palma was even better.
 So it took a couple of games for the Cowboys to rediscover their identity. Didn't something similar occur last year?
Turns out it was always there - a punishing offensive line and a front seven on defense that is as filthy as any in the Central Coast Section as a unit.
 Of course, it doesn't hurt when quarterback Carl Richardson can stand back in the pocket and pick and choose his targets, throwing for over 330 yards, finding five different receivers.
 Alvarez took its lumps in a winless preseason. But an extra week to iron out deficiencies was evident in a 28-0 Gabilan Division opening win over Gilroy.
 The Eagles offense had a different look in their win over Gilroy. The result saw them surpass their point total from the previous three games.
 Simplifying its look saw quarterback Ben Perez rush for a touchdown and toss a 45-yard touchdown pass to Deklend Ulrich.
 What Salinas would like to eliminate is coming from behind. It has trailed in the first quarter in three of its four games.
 The Eagles are looking to snap a 13-game losing streak to Salinas that dates back to 2002, when a running back named Anthony Gonzalez rushed for 60 yards and scored a touchdown.