After two games on the road, Menlo School is heading back home. They will welcome the Miramonte Matadors at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Menlo School beat Capuchino 38-28.
Menlo School's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jack Freehill led the charge by rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Jack Enright was Freehill's top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Miramonte). They claimed a resounding 52-7 victory over Benicia at home. Considering the Matadors have won three games by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Miramonte's win came down to the chemistry between Carson Blair and his top target Jack Quinnild. Blair threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt while Quinnild picked up 187 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Quinnild is now averaging an impressive 117.2 receiving yards per game. Mitch Reichenbach did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.
Menlo School's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Miramonte, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Menlo School has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 159.5 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Miramonte has preferred to attack from the air: they average 281 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
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