Montebello's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals by a score of 34-21. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Oilers considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Freddy Morales had a dynamite game for Montebello, rushing for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Donovan Murillo was another key back, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Murillo wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Montebello was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary only rushed for 43.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Roy Vazquez, who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Miles Galbraith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Montebello's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Montebello will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against South El Monte at 7:00 p.m. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, they will venture away from home to take on La Canada at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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