Football Preview: Monrovia Wildcats vs. Don Lugo Conquistadores
The Monrovia Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Don Lugo Conquistadores at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Monrovia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Monrovia's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Glendale, posting a 56-0 victory on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Nitros are ranked 936th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jesse Saucedo had a dynamite game for Monrovia, throwing for 311 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also punching in a rushing score. Joshua Griffiths was Saucedo's top target, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monrovia was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 573 total yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now gained at least 523 total yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Don Lugo came up short against El Segundo on Friday and fell 35-28. The Conquistadores have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monrovia's record is now 3-0. As for Don Lugo, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Monrovia came up short against Don Lugo in their previous meeting back in August of 2018, falling 35-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Don Lugo's Hector Martinez, who rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Now that Monrovia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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