Football Preview: Rosemead Panthers vs. South El Monte Eagles
The Rosemead Panthers will face off against the South El Monte Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Rosemead finally turned things around against Mountain View on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-23 win over the Vikings.
Frankie Weisbrod had an outrageously good game as he threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Jacob Wang was Weisbrod's top target, picking up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, South El Monte made easy work of El Monte on Friday and carried off a 40-19 victory. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
South El Monte had a senior duo take command as Matthew Medina threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns and Angel Valladares rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Valladares has posted since back in November of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South El Monte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rosemead's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for South El Monte, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Rosemead took a serious blow against South El Monte when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 38-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Medina, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Now that Rosemead knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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