Football Preview: Muir Mustangs vs. Glendale Nitros
Muir has gone 3-0 against Glendale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Muir Mustangs will face off against the Glendale Nitros at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Muir has six straight victories, Glendale has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Muir is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hoover, posting a 78-0 win at home. Considering the Mustangs have won five matches by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Zion McDonald was his usual excellent self, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Moore, who threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muir was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Glendale fell victim to Burbank and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 64-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Nitros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 906th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 371st).
Muir's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Glendale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Muir skirted past Glendale 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Muir since the squad 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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