The Santa Monica Vikings and the South Spartans are set to duel on Thursday. Santa Monica's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so South's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Santa Monica came up short against North and fell 21-14. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Saxons are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, South fell victim to Peninsula and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Panthers 35-0. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Santa Monica's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Santa Monica suffered a grim 29-7 defeat to South in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Santa Monica, Kyle Brown (who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 45 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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