The Concord Bears are on the road again on Friday to play the Mt. Eden Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Eden took a loss in their last game 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 match on the road on Saturday with ease, bagging a 45-14 victory 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Gonzalez, who rushed 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.
One reason for the win was Concord's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Emmanuel Owens was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
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 were beaten by Tennyson 42-0.
The win got Concord back to even at 2-2. As for Mt. Eden, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Concord skirted past Mt. Eden 36-34 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. 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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