On Thursday Monrovia will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the South Pasadena Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Monrovia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44 points per game this season.
Monrovia's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Temple City for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-0 victory at home. Considering the Wildcats have won four games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Joshua Griffiths continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 56 yards.
Monrovia wouldn't let Temple City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. David Alvarez led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Alvarez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monrovia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 24-17.
It was another big night for Trey Freking, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Monrovia's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for South Pasadena, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Monrovia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 325.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Pasadena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.4. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Monrovia was dealt a bruising 56-28 defeat at the hands of South Pasadena in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Monrovia, Jason Hong (who rushed for 232 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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