Football Recap: Loyola Cubs vs. Mount Miguel Matadors
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loyola). They came out on top against the Mount Miguel Matadors by a score of 46-38 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cubs.
It was another big night for Sean Morris Ii, who rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Markus Kier did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 143 receiving yards.
Mount Miguel's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aj Stowers, who threw for 481 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, and Aj Logan, who picked up 196 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Logan's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Brandon Arrington, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Loyola's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Mount Miguel, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Loyola will challenge Serra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Loyola will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Mount Miguel, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Grossmont at 7:00 p.m. 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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