Football Preview: Miramonte Matadors vs. Carmel Padres
The Miramonte Matadors will challenge the Carmel Padres at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Miramonte's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 44-0 victory over Alhambra. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 704th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Blair was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 334 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Andrew Bjornson was Blair's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Carmel humbled Seaside with a 58-22 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Padres.
Miramonte's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Carmel, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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