Football Preview: Menlo School Knights vs. Menlo-Atherton Bears
The Menlo School Knights will play host again on Friday to welcome the Menlo-Atherton Bears, where kickoff is scheduled at 3:15 p.m. Menlo School is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.8 points per game this season.
Menlo School is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wilcox just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. The match between them and the Chargers wasn't particularly close, with Menlo School falling 28-14. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Menlo School had strong showings from Jack Freehill, who threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns, and Jack Enright, who gained 77 total yards. The dominant performance also gave Enright a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton entered their contest against Los Gatos on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Menlo-Atherton took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Los Gatos. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Menlo-Atherton got top-tier performance from Angelo Marin, who picked up 181 receiving yards and a touchdown. Marin showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 64 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Menlo School fell to 5-1. As for Menlo-Atherton, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2.
Menlo School strolled past Menlo-Atherton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-13. Does Menlo School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Menlo-Atherton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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