Football Preview: San Gabriel Matadors vs. Alhambra Moors
The San Gabriel Matadors will challenge the Alhambra Moors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alhambra took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on San Gabriel, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, San Gabriel finally turned things around against Mark Keppel on Friday. Everything went their way against the Aztecs as they made off with a 33-10 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Matadors considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Alhambra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 42-6 loss at the hands of Schurr. While losing is never fun, the Moors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 892nd, while the Spartans are ranked 230th).
San Gabriel's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Alhambra, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
San Gabriel strolled past Alhambra when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Gabriel since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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