Football Preview: Miramonte Matadors vs. Arcata Tigers
The Miramonte Matadors will take on the Arcata Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Miramonte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
Miramonte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Benicia a 7-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Matadors.
Miramonte wouldn't let Benicia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jack Quinnild, Andrew Davenport, Hugo Shen, and Gavin San Gabriel picked up one apiece. Davenport has become a key player for Miramonte: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 4-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arcata). They claimed a resounding 69-34 victory over Petaluma. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won eight matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Arcata's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Miramonte, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
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