Monte Vista is 0-8 against De La Salle since November of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Monte Vista Mustangs will be staying on the road to face off against the De La Salle Spartans at 7:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Monte Vista is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering California just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 50-36 bruising from the Grizzlies.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Julian McMahan and Jhadis Luckey. Luckey had a great game and rushed for 317 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, McMahan was balling out in the loss, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, De La Salle put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 42-14 victory over San Ramon Valley at home. Considering the Spartans have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dominic Kelley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 92 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Emery Speight made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Monte Vista's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for De La Salle, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Monte Vista suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to De La Salle in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Monte Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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