La Mirada is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Bellflower a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The La Mirada Matadores will challenge the Bellflower Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
La Mirada is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mayfair on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. La Mirada came up short against Mayfair, falling 42-21. While losing is never fun, the Matadores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Monsoons are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Bellflower's offense. They were beaten by Warren 52-0 on Friday.
La Mirada's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Bellflower, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
La Mirada took their win against Bellflower in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 33-12. In that matchup, La Mirada amassed a halftime lead of 27-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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