Football Preview: De La Salle Spartans vs. Monte Vista Mustangs
De La Salle is 8-0 against Monte Vista since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The De La Salle Spartans will host the Monte Vista Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. De La Salle will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
De La Salle's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past San Ramon Valley's usually-dominant defense. De La Salle blew past San Ramon Valley 42-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Dominic Kelley, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Jaden Jefferson got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Monte Vista's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 50-36 to California. The Mustangs have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Julian McMahan and Jhadis Luckey. Luckey had a great game and rushed for 317 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, McMahan was balling out in the loss, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
De La Salle's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Monte Vista, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
De La Salle took their win against Monte Vista in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. Will De La Salle repeat their success, or does Monte Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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