The Santa Fe Chiefs will square off against the Montebello Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montebello took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Fe, who comes in off a win.
Santa Fe will bounce into Friday's match after beating Fullerton, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Santa Fe blew past Fullerton 28-7 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Chiefs have won by exactly 21 points.
Santa Fe relied on the efforts of Sebastian Macias, who gained 155 total yards and a touchdown, and Devin Clark, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Macias was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards.
Santa Fe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Montebello came up short against El Rancho on Thursday, falling 30-7. The Oilers were down 30-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Santa Fe pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Montebello, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Santa Fe didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Montebello in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 19-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe 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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