The Montgomery Aztecs will challenge the Olympian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Olympian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Olympian is hoping to do what Bonita Vista couldn't on Friday: put an end to Montgomery's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Montgomery secured a 14-9 W over Bonita Vista.
The critical scores for Montgomery came from Jayden Cannon and Isaiah Mena-Malijan.
Montgomery didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Ingram and Raul Moreno. Viliamu Trollinger was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Olympian strolled past Hilltop with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Olympian can attribute much of their success to Jayden Fuentes, who threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Olympian's defense and their 7.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Josiah Rivera and Miguel Rivera, who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Josiah is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Hilltop's side was Ryan Claybon, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Olympian, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Montgomery came up short against Olympian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 22-13. Can Montgomery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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