The Glendora Tartans will square off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Glendora sitting on three straight victories and Murrieta Mesa on eight.
Glendora is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Dana Hills with a 25-21 win.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Murrieta Mesa sidestepped St. Francis for a 31-28 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Murrieta Mesa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trey Gamble Jr., who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. The dominant performance gave Gamble Jr. a new career-high in rushing yards. Artyon Celestine handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
Murrieta Mesa wouldn't let St. Francis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alijah Levao, Cody Morin, and Isaiah Casillas picked up one apiece. Another thorn in St. Francis' side was Noah Jenkins, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
Glendora has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.8 points per game. As for Murrieta Mesa, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Glendora was taken down by Murrieta Mesa 54-20 when the teams last played back in November of 2017. Can Glendora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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