Football Preview: Montgomery Aztecs vs. San Ysidro Cougars
Montgomery has gone 6-1 against San Ysidro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Montgomery is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over Canyon Hills at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Aztecs considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Montgomery's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaiah Mena-Malijan led the charge by throwing for 197 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes. Amio Fox helped Mena-Malijan out on the ground, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last game, San Ysidro made sure to put some points up on the board against Rock Academy two weeks ago. San Ysidro simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rock Academy 55-7 at home.
San Ysidro's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dario Garcia, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Garcia has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Sean Blazen, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Ysidro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win got Montgomery back to even at 3-3. As for San Ysidro, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Montgomery beat San Ysidro 14-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will Montgomery repeat their success, or does San Ysidro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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