Football Preview: Steele Canyon Cougars vs. Mount Miguel Matadors
Steele Canyon has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Mount Miguel Matadors at 7:00 p.m. Steele Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Steele Canyon came up short against Grossmont and fell 60-49.
Despite the defeat, Steele Canyon got top-tier performance from John Weaver Iv, who rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Weaver Iv is now averaging an impressive 112.2 rushing yards per game. Another rusher making a difference was Jacob Vazquez, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Steele Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel ended up a good deal behind Granite Hills on Friday and lost 45-30. The contest marked the Matadors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Steele Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Mount Miguel, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Steele Canyon beat Mount Miguel 24-13 in their previous meeting back in November of 2015. Will Steele Canyon repeat their success, or does Mount Miguel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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