El Monte is 8-0 against Gabrielino since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The El Monte Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Gabrielino Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Gabrielino took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on El Monte, who comes in off a win.
El Monte fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They strolled past Mountain View with points to spare last Thursday, taking the game 34-20. El Monte pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit Mountain View cut but never quite recovered from.
Alex Aleman and Noah Munoz were among the main playmakers for El Monte as the former threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes and the latter picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. David Ibarra was another key contributor, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Gabrielino, who are still winless after their ninth matchup. They took a 39-20 bruising from Rosemead on Friday. The game was a 20-20 toss-up at halftime, but Gabrielino couldn't answer the 19 points Rosemead scored afterwards.
El Monte's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Gabrielino, their loss was their tenth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 0-9.
El Monte strolled past Gabrielino when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a score of 56-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Monte since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
