The Montgomery Aztecs will head out on the road to take on the Bishop's Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery will be strutting in after a victory while Bishop's will be coming in after a loss.
Montgomery took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bonita Vista a 21-0 shutout. The Aztecs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Qassim Williams
| 09/12/25 vs Hoover | 5 |
| 10/31/25 vs Bonita Vista | 2 |
| 10/17/25 @ Olympian | 2 |
| 10/10/25 @ San Ysidro | 2 |
| 09/18/25 @ Rancho Christian | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Montgomery's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Qassim Williams led the charge by rushing for 118 yards and two TDs while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Williams is becoming a predictor of the Aztecs' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Mena-Malijan, who rushed for 65 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bonita Vista only rushed for 17.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Montgomery's defense and their six sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Viliamu Trollinger and Isaac Espinosa, who each picked up two sacks apiece. Trollinger was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Despite a strong season so far, Bishop's has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 28-9 bruising from Santa Fe Christian on Friday. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Montgomery pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.3 points on average over those games. As for Bishop's, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
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