The Concord Bears are on the road again on Friday to play the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. Concord will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Eden will be coming in after a defeat.
Concord is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Archie Williams 45-14 on the road on Saturday.
Jayden Reger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Juan Gonzalez, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Concord was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Concord's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 3.5 times. In that department, Emmanuel Owens was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Tennyson 42-0.
The win got Concord back to even at 2-2. As for Mt. Eden, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Concord came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Eden in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 36-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concord 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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