It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monte Vista had no problem doing just that on Friday. They slipped by the Fallbrook Warriors 34-33. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Monarchs.
The critical scores for Monte Vista came from Dupree Flenoid, Alexander Villanueva, and Derrick Taylor.
Monte Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Fallbrook still got an impressive performance from Evan Thomas, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns. Ryder Wood was Thomas' top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Monte Vista pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.3 points per game. As for Fallbrook, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.
As of now, neither Monte Vista nor Fallbrook have any future games scheduled.
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