The Don Lugo Conquistadores will stay at home for another week and welcome the Monrovia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Friday, Don Lugo came up short against El Segundo and fell 35-28.
Meanwhile, Monrovia put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 56-0 victory over Glendale. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Nitros are ranked 936th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monrovia found their leader in underclassman Jesse Saucedo, who threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Joshua Griffiths was Saucedo's top target, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monrovia was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 573 total yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now gained at least 523 total yards in three consecutive matches.
Don Lugo now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Monrovia, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Don Lugo was able to grind out a solid victory over Monrovia when the teams last played back in August of 2018, winning 35-28. Does Don Lugo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monrovia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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