There's no place like home for Monrovia, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over the La Canada Spartans on Thursday. The Wildcats pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Monrovia's victory came down to the chemistry between Jesse Saucedo and his top target Joshua Griffiths. Saucedo threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.3 yards per attempt while Griffiths gained 118 total yards and a touchdown. Griffiths also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes.
Although La Canada took the loss, they still got scores from Jakob Kim, Joe Bell, and Quest Swan.
Monrovia's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for La Canada, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on Polytechnic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monrovia is facing Polytechnic at the right time seeing as Polytechnic is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for La Canada, they will square off against South Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Canada is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
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