Football Preview: Monte Vista Mustangs vs. Antioch Panthers
The Monte Vista Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Antioch Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monte Vista's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Antioch's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Monte Vista strolled past James Logan with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Colts are ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Monte Vista's victory came down to the chemistry between Brayden Turner and his top target Henry Lasker. Turner threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes while Lasker rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Lasker a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Antioch entered their contest against California on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Antioch was beaten by California 47-18. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Grizzlies recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kha?Mahri Jones, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 153 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes.
The win made it two in a row for Monte Vista and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Antioch, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Monte Vista took a serious blow against Antioch when the teams last played back in August of 2022, falling 58-28. Thankfully for Monte Vista, Charles Brown Jr (who rushed for 289 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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