Football Preview: Menlo School Knights vs. Miramonte Matadors
Menlo School has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Miramonte Matadors at 1:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Menlo School was able to grind out a solid victory over Capuchino, taking the game 38-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Menlo School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jack Freehill, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Jack Enright was Freehill's top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miramonte). They blew past Benicia 52-7 at home on Friday. The Matadors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 36 points or more this season.
A big part of Miramonte's win came down to the chemistry between Carson Blair and his top target Jack Quinnild. Blair threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt while Quinnild picked up 187 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Quinnild is now averaging an impressive 117.2 receiving yards per game. Miramonte also got help from Mitch Reichenbach, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Menlo School pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Miramonte, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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