If Mount Miguel was feeling good fresh off their 34-14 takedown of Bishop's two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mount Miguel Matadors took a 46-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Loyola Cubs on Friday. The loss was the Matadors' first of the season.
Mount Miguel's loss came despite strong showings from Aj Stowers and Aj Logan. Stowers threw for 481 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, while Logan picked up 196 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Logan torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. Brandon Arrington was another key pass catcher, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sean Morris Ii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Loyola, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Morris Ii has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ashton Pannell, who threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mount Miguel fell to 4-1. As for Loyola, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount Miguel will host Grossmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Miguel knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Grossmont likes a good challenge. As for Loyola, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Serra at 7:00 p.m. Loyola will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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