Football Recap: La Jolla Country Day Torreys vs. Mount Miguel Matadors
If La Jolla Country Day was riding high off their 26-6 takedown of Crawford last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The La Jolla Country Day Torreys took a 35-21 bruising from the Mount Miguel Matadors on Friday. The loss was the Torreys' first of the season.
La Jolla Country Day lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jack Levin, who threw for 295 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Garrett Ace was Levin's top target, picking up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown.
La Jolla Country Day's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Quentin Cesaire and James Picinich.
Mount Miguel got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Parris Vernon out in front who picked up 96 receiving yards, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Aj Stowers was another key player, throwing for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes.
Having lost for the first time this season, La Jolla Country Day fell to 2-1. As for Mount Miguel, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Jolla Country Day will square off against Scripps Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scripps Ranch will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something La Jolla Country Day surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mount Miguel, they will venture away from home to square off against Bishop's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mount Miguel's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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