Football Preview: Concord Bears vs. Mt. Eden Monarchs
The Concord Bears's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Eden took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Concord, who comes in off a win.
Concord is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Archie Williams on the road to the tune of 45-14 on Saturday.
It was another big night for Jayden Reger, who rushed for 202 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Gonzalez, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Concord was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Concord's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 3.5 times. In that department, Emmanuel Owens was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Tennyson at home and fell 42-0.
The victory got Concord back to even at 2-2. As for Mt. Eden, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Concord skirted past Mt. Eden 36-34 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concord since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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