Football Preview: Montgomery Aztecs vs. Calexico Bulldogs
The Montgomery Aztecs will challenge the Calexico Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Montgomery got the win against Hilltop by a conclusive 35-10. Considering the Aztecs have won three contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Montgomery's win came down to the chemistry between Isaiah Mena-Malijan and his top target Zantez Thomas. Mena-Malijan threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes while Thomas picked up 131 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Thomas' longest reception was for an incredible 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Calexico owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They took down Vincent Memorial 14-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Andre Lopez was a one-man wrecking crew for Calexico as he rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Lopez has become a key player for Calexico: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Calexico, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Montgomery was taken down by Calexico 35-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2014. Thankfully for Montgomery, Alberto Valdez (who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns) 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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