Scripps Ranch has won five straight games at home, while Mount Miguel has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Scripps Ranch Falcons will welcome the Mount Miguel Matadors at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
If Scripps Ranch beats Mount Miguel with 31 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went Scripps Ranch's way against Mira Mesa on Friday as Scripps Ranch made off with a 31-10 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Marauders are ranked 491st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel made easy work of Steele Canyon on Friday and carried off a 57-35 win. The result was nothing new for the Matadors, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Mount Miguel's victory came down to the chemistry between Aj Stowers and his top target Ezelle Buchanan. Stowers threw for 361 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Buchanan picked up 104 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Stowers is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Kj Shields helped Stowers out on the ground, rushing for 101 yards on only ten carries, while also picking up 41 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mount Miguel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Scripps Ranch's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Mount Miguel, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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