Football Recap: Mount Miguel Matadors vs. Santa Fe Christian Eagles
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mount Miguel had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Santa Fe Christian Eagles 62-34. The Matadors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Mount Miguel's win came down to the chemistry between Aj Stowers and his top target Aj Logan. Stowers threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt while Logan picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Stowers has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ezelle Buchanan, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Mount Miguel's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Easton Sanchez was especially locked on to Santa Fe Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Fe Christian lost, don't look at Pj Rogers. Despite the final result, he rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Dax Labrum was another key player, throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns.
Mount Miguel is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.5 points per game. As for Santa Fe Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.
Mount Miguel will face off against El Camino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Miguel will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. Santa Fe Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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