Hilltop is 0-3 against Montgomery since April of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Hilltop Lancers will host the Montgomery Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. Hilltop will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Hilltop is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Bonita Vista by a score of 24-21.
Montgomery aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to four. They walked away with a 14-6 victory over Olympian. 14 seems to be a good number for the Aztecs as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Montgomery got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Andie Deanda out in front who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 53 yards. Another passer making a difference was Isaiah Mena-Malijan, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns.
Montgomery didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Royal Impala and Raul Moreno.
Hilltop now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Montgomery, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Hilltop came up short against Montgomery in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 23-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deanda, who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Hilltop knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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