Football Preview: San Marcos Knights vs. Mt. Carmel Sundevils
Two dominant signal callers in Kreet Makihele and Trevor Taumoepeau are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The San Marcos Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. San Marcos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.2 points per game this season.
San Marcos and Fallbrook met for a duel on Friday where San Marcos prevailed. San Marcos claimed a resounding 55-6 victory over Fallbrook at home. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three games by 44 points or more so far this season.
Makihele continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 241 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing. Colton Willard was in the mix as well, providing San Marcos with two touchdowns.
San Marcos wouldn't let Fallbrook keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Caleb Reese was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Ramona on Friday, but they still walked away with a 28-24 win. Given the Sundevils' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 436th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelle Leuck had an outrageously good game as he threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns. Riley ValeCruz was Leuck's top target, picking up 169 receiving yards and a touchdown.
San Marcos' victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Mt. Carmel, their record is now an identical 5-1.
Everything came up roses for San Marcos against Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-14 win. In that matchup, San Marcos amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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