The King City Mustangs will face off against the Monterey Dores at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both have allowed few points on average, (King City: 8.1, Monterey: 13.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
King City is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Salinas just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 28-25.
Despite the defeat, King City saw an underclassman step up: Katia Slama threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.8% of her passes. Slama has become a key player for King City: the team is undefeated when she posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Shyrah McDonald helped Slama out on the ground, picking up 73 receiving yards, while also rushing for 68 yards on only five carries.
King City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Yesenia Rodriguez and Dania Rodriguez.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monterey). They claimed a resounding 47-0 win over Everett Alvarez at home. Given the Dores' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Eagles are ranked 521st), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
King City's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for Monterey, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
King City was able to grind out a solid win over Monterey in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 31-24. Will King City repeat their success, or does Monterey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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