Del Norte is 0-4 against Monte Vista since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Del Norte Tigers will be playing at home against the Monte Vista Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
Del Norte played against Dolores Huerta Prep and lost via forfeit.
Monte Vista is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Center 79-0 at home on Friday. With that victory, the Pirates brought their scoring average up to 35.8 points per game.
Monte Vista found their leader in underclassman Nehemias Sandoval, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Jacob Pacheco was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monte Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Monte Vista wouldn't let Center keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Monte Vista can thank Kevin Cisneros and Elizeo Leblanc for forcing both of them. What's more, Cisneros also racked up 59 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Monte Vista, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Del Norte was dealt a bruising 62-18 defeat at the hands of Monte Vista when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pacheco, who rushed for 263 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Now that Del Norte knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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