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| 10/10/25 - Away | 36-0 W |
| 10/11/24 - Home | 55-0 W |
| 10/22/21 - Away | 14-7 W |
| 10/18/19 - Away | 48-0 W |
| 10/19/18 - Home | 53-6 W |
| + 3 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montgomery). They breezed past the San Ysidro Cougars to the tune of 36-0 on Friday. Given the Aztecs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Cougars are ranked 771st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Montgomery to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Mena-Malijan, who threw for 241 yards and one touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and one score. That's the most passing yards Mena-Malijan has posted since back in November of 2024. Qassim Williams was another key rusher, gaining 157 total yards and two touchdowns.
Montgomery's run defense was locked in: San Ysidro could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. While two picked up at least 11 total tackles, Isaac Espinosa stood above the rest. He made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended one pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Montgomery's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 5.03 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.7 on average over their last five games.
Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for San Ysidro, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Montgomery wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 29-21 defeat against Olympian on the 17th. As for San Ysidro, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-7 victory against Castle Park on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
