The Arroyo Knights will take on the El Monte Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arroyo will be strutting in after a victory while El Monte will be coming in after a defeat.
El Monte is hoping to do what Gabrielino couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Arroyo's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Arroyo's defense stepped up to hand Gabrielino a 15-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, a win for El Monte just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against South El Monte, falling 40-19. The Lions were down 40-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
El Monte's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brandon Do, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and Noah Munoz, who gained 92 total yards and a touchdown. What's more, Munoz also racked up three rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023.
Arroyo now has a winning record of 4-3. As for El Monte, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Arroyo took their victory against El Monte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 36-14. Will Arroyo repeat their success, or does El Monte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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