Monte Vista Christian has gone 4-0 against Watsonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Monte Vista Christian Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Watsonville Wildcatz at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monte Vista Christian's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Everett Alvarez's usually-dominant defense. Monte Vista Christian walked away with a 42-34 victory over Everett Alvarez.
A big part of Monte Vista Christian's win came down to the chemistry between Dominic Pierini and his top target Nico Downie. Pierini threw for 442 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt while Downie picked up 219 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Pierini is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) also went to Nate Collins, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Watsonville didn't have too much trouble with Pajaro Valley on the road on Saturday as they won 17-2.
The victory got Monte Vista Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Watsonville, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Monte Vista Christian against Watsonville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monte Vista Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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