Temple City hasn't had much luck against Monrovia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Temple City Rams will square off against the Monrovia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Temple City is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Temple City's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when La Canada offense got past them. Temple City was dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of La Canada on Friday. The Rams' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monrovia). They breezed by San Marino at home to the tune of 63-27 on Thursday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Monrovia found their leader in underclassman Jesse Saucedo, who threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 35 yards.
Monrovia wouldn't let San Marino keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. David Alvarez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Alvarez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in San Marino's side was Lucas Martinez, who made 16 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monrovia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 464 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Temple City fell to 5-1. As for Monrovia, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Temple City has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Monrovia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 325. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Temple City took a serious blow against Monrovia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 41-7. Thankfully for Temple City, Brian Salazar Jr (who threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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