The Mount Miguel Matadors will head out to challenge the Steele Canyon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Miguel is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Mount Miguel lost to Granite Hills at home by a 45-30 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Matadors in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grossmont.
Steele Canyon might have lost, but man, John Weaver Iv was a machine: he rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Weaver Iv is now averaging an impressive 112.2 rushing yards per game. Backing up that air attack was Jacob Vazquez, who rushed for 82 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Steele Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Mount Miguel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Mount Miguel came up short against Steele Canyon in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, falling 24-13. Can Mount Miguel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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