Football Preview: South El Monte Eagles vs. El Monte Lions
The South El Monte Eagles will challenge the El Monte Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (South El Monte: 14.8, El Monte: 14.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
South El Monte is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Mountain View at home to the tune of 42-0 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Matthew Medina was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Damian Cordova helped Medina out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, El Monte won against San Gabriel last Friday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. El Monte enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over Gabrielino. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Felipe Taboada was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Standley, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
El Monte wouldn't let Gabrielino keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. El Monte can thank Jason Lopez-Torres and Yandel Ramirez for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Gabrielino's side was Nathan Jimenez, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
El Monte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win got South El Monte back to even at 3-3. As for El Monte, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for South El Monte against El Monte in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-8 win. Will South El Monte repeat their success, or does El Monte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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