Montgomery has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three  points away from ending the streak, but they lost a  52-49 heartbreaker at the hands of the Cardinal Newman Cardinals. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest  loss the Vikings have suffered  since February 23, 2024.
Montgomery's  defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 14-7. As for Cardinal Newman, the  victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
 Montgomery and Cardinal Newman should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage  in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Montgomery (ranked 179th) will meet Analy (ranked 822nd)  at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. Meanwhile,  Cardinal Newman will  square off against  Windsor  at 7:30  p.m.  on Tuesday up  311 places (101 vs. 412).
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