Temple City hasn't had much luck against Alhambra recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Temple City Rams will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Alhambra Moors at 7:00 p.m. Alhambra took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Temple City, who comes in off a win.
Temple City's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 28-0 win over Gabrielino. The Rams pushed the score to 22-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Judah Douglas went supernova for Temple City, picking up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 89 yards and a touchdown. Douglas got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible80 yards. Backing up that air attack was Diego Rowe, who rushed for 119 yards.
Rowe wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Temple City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Temple City's defense and their seven sacks. Leading the way was Nathan Martinez and his two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Temple City got some further help from Dominik Dolam: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Alhambra's offense. They were beaten by El Monte 29-0 on Thursday. The Moors' loss continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row dating back to last season.
Alhambra'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 Adring Correa and Calogero Duran. Duran's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
The victory made it two in a row for Temple City and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Alhambra, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Temple City strolled past Alhambra in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 41-23. Will Temple City repeat their success, or does Alhambra have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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