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| 10/03/25 - Home | 42-14 W |
| 10/11/24 - Away | 48-35 W |
| 10/16/15 - Away | 14-59 L |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Miguel). They breezed past the Helix Highlanders to the tune of 42-14 on Friday. With the Matadors ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
A big part of Mount Miguel's win came down to the chemistry between Jeremiah Loper and his top target Aj Logan. Loper threw for 214 yards and three TDs on only 17 passes while Logan picked up 137 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Logan's longest reception was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Several Highlanders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lee Norman-Lester, who rushed for 70 yards and one score, and also threw for 48 yards and one touchdown.
Mount Miguel has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.4 points over those games. As for Helix, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Mount Miguel will head out to face off against Granite Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Matadors will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 31 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Helix, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against El Capitan at 7:15 p.m. The Vaqueros' defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so the Highlanders' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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