El Monte won against San Gabriel last Friday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The El Monte Lions took down the Gabrielino Eagles 28-14. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lions also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Felipe Taboada was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Noah Munoz also helped out with an impressive 121 receiving yards.
El Monte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to El Monte's defense and their seven sacks. In that department, Humberto Marin was the leader with two. Nathan Jimenez was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
El Monte pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Gabrielino, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
El Monte will head out to square off against South El Monte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (El Monte: 14.8, South El Monte: 14.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Gabrielino, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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