Mountain View is 0-9 against South El Monte since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mountain View is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game last Friday. They took a blow against Artesia, falling 41-7.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for South El Monte's offense. They were outmatched by Valencia on the road and fell 43-0. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Eagles, who until this match were averaging 17.8 points allowed.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for South El Monte, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mountain View was dealt a bruising 40-9 defeat at the hands of South El Monte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South El Monte's Matthew Medina, who threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes. Now that Mountain View 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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