The Bishop's Knights will take on the Montgomery Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bishop's is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 28-9 bruising from Santa Fe Christian on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Eagles are ranked 137th).
Meanwhile, Montgomery got their first taste of in-conference action on Friday and they started things off strong. They were the clear victors by a 21-0 margin over Bonita Vista. The win continues a trend for the Aztecs in their matchups with the Barons: they've now won three in a row.
Montgomery's win came from a few key players Bishop's will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Qassim Williams, who rushed for 118 yards and two scores while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Montgomery is 4-1 when Williams posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Xavier Guerrero also helped out with an impressive 110 receiving yards.
Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Montgomery's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Viliamu Trollinger and Isaac Espinosa, who racked up four sacks between them. Trollinger has been hot for a while, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last 18 times he's played.
Montgomery's record is now 6-4. As for Bishop's, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
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