Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monrovia). They blew past the San Marino Titans 63-27 at home on Thursday. Considering the Wildcats have won three contests by more than 27 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jesse Saucedo, who threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 35 yards.
Monrovia wouldn't let San Marino keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. David Alvarez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Alvarez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season. Monrovia got some further help from Lucas Martinez: he made 16 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monrovia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
San Marino lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brady Beck, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns. Julian Solis was in the mix too, providing San Marino with two touchdowns.
Monrovia's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for San Marino, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Monrovia will stay at home for another week and welcome Temple City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Temple City will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Monrovia surely won't give up without a fight. As for San Marino, they will take on South Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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