Arleta beats Monroe for their seventh straight win
By Team Reports
Oct 28, 2023, 1:12pm
Recap: Arleta Mustangs vs. Monroe Vikings
The Arleta Mustangs entered their tilt with the Monroe Vikings with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Arleta took down Monroe 26-8 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Arleta also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2022.
Arleta had a senior duo take command as Kennedy Duran rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries and Robert Tapia-ponce gained 49 total yards and two touchdowns.
Arleta's win was their fourth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 9-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 2-8 Trinity Classical Academy and 2-6 Monroe (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 36.3% over those games). As for Monroe, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Arleta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Monroe also has no future games currently scheduled.