Football Preview: Monte Alto Blue Devil vs. Taft Greyhounds
Monte Alto hasn't had much luck against Taft recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Monte Alto Blue Devil will stay at home for another week and welcome the Taft Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 38-8, which was the final score in Monte Alto's tilt against La Villa last Friday.
Meanwhile, Taft entered their matchup against Yorktown last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Taft took a 30-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of Yorktown. One positive for the Greyhounds, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Monte Alto's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Taft, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Monte Alto was dealt a bruising 48-0 loss at the hands of Taft when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Monte Alto, Enrique Rodriguez (who picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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