Football Recap: Mt. Pleasant Cardinals vs. Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Pleasant). They really took it to the Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-21 victory. The Cardinals pushed the score to 36-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Aztec Warriors had little chance of recovering from.
Mt. Pleasant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Mt. Pleasant's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Yerba Buena, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against Evergreen Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Their defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Mt. Pleasant's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Yerba Buena, they will face off against San Jose at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Yerba Buena is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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