The Montebello Oilers will head out on the road to square off against the Schurr Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Montebello is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Bell Gardens on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Montebello had to suffer through a 38-7 loss at the hands of Bell Gardens. The Oilers have struggled against the Lancers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Even if they lost, Montebello's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Matthew Cortez with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Schurr waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They claimed a resounding 42-6 victory over the Moors on the road. Considering the Spartans have won five games by more than 27 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Elias Navarro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 105 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Alvarado, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Schurr was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Montebello's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Schurr, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Montebello suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Schurr in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Navarro, who rushed for 174 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 49 receiving yards. Now that Montebello knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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