Alhambra hasn't had much luck against Schurr recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Alhambra Moors will look to defend their home field against the Schurr Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Alhambra focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Alhambra is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell 24-14 to Montebello. While the Moors had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Oilers 7-3.
Although Alhambra took the loss, they still got scores from Halen Tsang and Andrew Ramos.
Alhambra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adrian Correa and Cuauhtemoc Saldana.
Meanwhile, Schurr came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Aztecs 70-0 at home. The Spartans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Elias Navarro was his usual excellent self, rushing for 96 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Carrasco, who rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns.
Schurr wouldn't let Mark Keppel keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kobe Hung, Hadrian Segura, and Jayden Morago picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Mark Keppel's side was Gabriel Sulaiman, who picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Schurr was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Alhambra's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Schurr, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Alhambra was dealt a bruising 55-7 defeat at the hands of Schurr when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Navarro, who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Now that Alhambra 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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