The El Monte Lions will venture away from home to take on the San Gabriel Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Monte's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so San Gabriel's offense will have their work cut out for them.
El Monte is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Baldwin Park just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 44-13 loss at the hands of the Braves. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this contest were averaging 14.25 points allowed.
Although El Monte took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Munoz and David Flores.
Even if they lost, El Monte's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Nathan Jimenez was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. El Monte got some further help from Julian Perez: he forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, San Gabriel and Carpinteria were almost perfectly matched up last Saturday, but San Gabriel suffered a 21-20 loss. The Matadors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
El Monte's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1. As for San Gabriel, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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