The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the St. Francis Sharks at 6:00 p.m. Monte Vista Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.1 points per game this season.
St. Francis is hoping to do what Seaside couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Monte Vista Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Monte Vista Christian took their matchup with ease, bagging a 50-7 win over Seaside. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Monte Vista Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max Torres, who picked up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Torres a new career-high in rushing yards. Dominic Pierini was another key signal caller, throwing for 342 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Monte Vista Christian's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Iegor Moskalenko was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, St. Francis came up short against North Monterey County on Saturday and fell 34-26.
Monte Vista Christian now has a winning record of 5-4. As for St. Francis, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Monte Vista Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Francis in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Francis' Pedro Ibarra, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Monte Vista Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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