Monrovia is 2-8 against Indianapolis Lutheran since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Monrovia Bulldogs will face off against the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Indianapolis Lutheran is hoping to do what Speedway couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Monrovia's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Monrovia put the hurt on Speedway with a sharp 42-21 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bulldogs have posted against the Sparkplugs since September 14, 2018.
Jozy Hand was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Isaiah Ramos handled things on the ground, rushing for 85 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Monrovia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 418 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Monrovia wouldn't let Speedway keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Monrovia can thank Korbin Monroe and Aiden Parker for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Lutheran waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Crusaders 33-6 on the road.
Monrovia's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Indianapolis Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Monrovia was dealt a bruising 49-14 defeat at the hands of Indianapolis Lutheran when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Indianapolis Lutheran's Jackson Willis, who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that Monrovia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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