Football Recap: Monterey Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 16, 2024, 5:18pm

Football Recap: Monterey Dores vs. Menlo-Atherton Bears

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It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monterey can now relate to. They were dealt a 35-7 loss at the hands of the Menlo-Atherton Bears on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Dores in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.

Menlo-Atherton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Xander Eschelman out in front who threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. Menlo-Atherton also got help from Jt Roeder, who showed off his sure hands for 121 receiving yards.

Monterey's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Menlo-Atherton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.

Monterey does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Menlo-Atherton, they will take on Wilcox at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilcox will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Menlo-Atherton surely won't give up without a fight.

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