Football Recap: South El Monte Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory + How To Watch

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Previous 4 Games

09/26/25 vs Arroyo	35-28
09/19/25 @ Mountain View	49-14
09/11/25 @ Garey	35-7
09/05/25 @ Montebello	20-0

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but South El Monte ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 win over the Arroyo Knights. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.

Michael Maldonado had a dynamite game, rushing for 48 yards and two scores, while also throwing for 182 yards and a pair of TDs. South El Monte also got a significant boost from Damian Cordova, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.

South El Monte's defense stepped up as well, laying out Angel Casillas six times. The heavy lifting was done by Andrew Hernandez and Ivan Lopez, who racked up four sacks between them.

When it comes to explaining why Arroyo lost, don't look at Romeo Arevalo. Despite the final result, he rushed for 127 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and one score.

South El Monte's record is now 4-2. As for Arroyo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Coming up, South El Monte will welcome Gabrielino at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South El Monte's defense better be ready for this one: Gabrielino has averaged an impressive 34.2 points per game this season. As for Arroyo, they are taking a road trip to take on Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.