The Mira Loma Matadors will challenge the Marysville Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Mira Loma lost 30-9 to Center on Friday. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Marysville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 26-21 to Colfax.
Despite the loss, Marysville had strong showings from Dennis Syders, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Andrew Salguero, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Syders really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Even though they lost, Marysville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mira Loma now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Marysville, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
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