The Benicia Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Miramonte Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Benicia was beaten by Destiny Christian Academy 43-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Lions are ranked 192nd).
Meanwhile, Miramonte came up short against Carmel on Friday and fell 38-28. The loss was the Matadors' first of the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Carson Blair, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. George Gilbert also helped with two touchdowns in total.
This is the second loss in a row for Benicia and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Miramonte, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Benicia took a serious blow against Miramonte when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 35-7. Can Benicia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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