Football Preview: Bellarmine College Prep Bells vs. Monte Vista Mustangs
Bellarmine College Prep is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Monte Vista a three-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Bellarmine College Prep Bells will host the Monte Vista Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Bellarmine College Prep had to suffer through a 46-7 loss at the hands of Jesuit. While losing is never fun, the Bells can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Marauders are ranked 136th).
Bellarmine College Prep wouldn't let Jesuit keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bellarmine College Prep can thank Joseph Pellegrini and Charles Swall for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 24-20 to Bishop O'Dowd.
Despite the defeat, Monte Vista got top-tier performance from Julian McMahan, who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. McMahan was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 54 yards.
Bellarmine College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Monte Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Bellarmine College Prep came up short against Monte Vista in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 40-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monte Vista's Brayden Turner, who threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Now that Bellarmine College Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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