Football Preview: San Dimas Saints vs. Monrovia Wildcats
The San Dimas Saints will venture away from home to face off against the Monrovia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Dimas' defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Monrovia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
San Dimas will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Sunny Hills on Friday. San Dimas really took it to Sunny Hills for the full four quarters, racking up a 44-10 win on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 23-3.
Caleb Morquecho was his usual excellent self, rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Dimas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 228 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Monrovia put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They slipped by Don Lugo 28-27.
Joshua Griffiths continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 307 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Monrovia's defense and their three sacks. Kaleb Ellison was especially locked on to Don Lugo's QB and sacked him twice. Monrovia got some further help from Lucas Martinez: he forced a fumble, made nine total tackles, and made nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
San Dimas' record now sits at 3-1. As for Monrovia, their record is now 4-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. San Dimas has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 288.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Monrovia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 322.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
San Dimas came up short against Monrovia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-29. Thankfully for San Dimas, Brian Salazar Jr (who threw for 471 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.8 yards per attempt) 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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