Monrovia has gone 9-0 against La Canada recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Monrovia Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the La Canada Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Monrovia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.4 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Monrovia faced off against South Pasadena on Thursday. Monrovia fell 36-27 to South Pasadena.
Despite the loss, Monrovia saw an underclassman step up: Jesse Saucedo threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, La Canada put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 46-14 win over San Marino at home. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 32 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, La Canada was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Monrovia's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for La Canada, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Monrovia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 290.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like La Canada struggles in that department as they've been averaging 204.5. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Monrovia didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against La Canada in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 49-45 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was La Canada's Macky Plocher, who threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Monrovia to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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