Football Preview: Concord Bears vs. Mt. Eden Monarchs
The Concord Bears's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Eden took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Concord, who comes in off a win.
Concord is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Archie Williams 45-14 on the road.
Jayden Reger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Juan Gonzalez, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Concord was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Concord's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 3.5 times. In that department, Emmanuel Owens was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of Tennyson.
The victory got Concord back to even at 2-2. As for Mt. Eden, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Concord skirted past Mt. Eden 36-34 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concord since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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