It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact El Monte can now relate to. They took a 44-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lynwood Knights on Friday. Despite 175 more yards than the Knights, the Lions couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Loss or not, El Monte got some senior leadership from Brandon Do and Felipe Taboada. Do rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while Taboada rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Do has posted since back in November of 2023.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: El Monte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 315 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Jordan Sewell had a dynamite game for Lynwood, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Another player making a difference was Lucio Camacho, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The defeat snapped El Monte's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-3 record. As for Lynwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 9-3.
El Monte does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lynwood, they will head out to face off against Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lynwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.9 points per game this season.
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