The Monte Vista Monarchs will square off against the Valhalla Norsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Monte Vista will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 28-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Santana by a score of 38-35. The match was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Monarchs couldn't quite close it out.
Even though they lost, Monte Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Valhalla didn't have too much trouble with El Cajon Valley on Friday as they won 35-18.
Monte Vista now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Valhalla, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-5.
Monte Vista was able to grind out a solid victory over Valhalla when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 42-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monte Vista since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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