The Concord Bears will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Eden took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Concord, who comes in off a win.
Concord is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 45-14 win over Archie Williams.
Jayden Reger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 202 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Juan Gonzalez was another key player, rushing 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.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Concord's defense and their 3.5 sacks. In that department, Emmanuel Owens was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Mt. Eden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Tennyson, falling 42-0.
The victory got Concord back to even at 2-2. As for Mt. Eden, their loss 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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