Football Preview: Santa Monica Vikings vs. North Saxons
Santa Monica has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After each having a week off, they and the North Saxons will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Santa Monica is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 46-12 victory over Hueneme. Santa Monica might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, North never let their opponents score last Friday. They put the hurt on Carson with a sharp 20-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saxons.
North found their leader in underclassman Boogie Anetema, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns. 87 of those passing yards were hauled in by Felix Alvillar, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
One reason for the win was North's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Anthony Macias was especially locked on to Carson's QB and sacked him three times. Macias is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Santa Monica now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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