The St. Anthony Saints will take on the El Monte Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, St. Anthony needed a bit of extra time to put away Harvard-Westlake. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wolverines, sneaking past 13-10. The victory continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, El Monte blew past Gabrielino, posting a 42-14 win. Considering the Lions have won seven contests by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Anthony better focus on containing Alex Aleman and Isaiah Standley as the pair were huge in El Monte's win. Aleman threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, while Standley rushed for 101 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries. Standley got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards. El Monte also got a significant boost from Aaron Rivera, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 96 yards.
El Monte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gabrielino only rushed for 125.
El Monte's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Humberto Marin was especially locked on to Gabrielino's QB and sacked him four times. Marin is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as he's now posted at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-7. As for El Monte, their record is now 8-2.
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