The matchup between Speedway and Monrovia on Saturday hardly resembled the 20-3 effort from their previous meeting. The Speedway Sparkplugs lost 42-21 to the Monrovia Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Sparkplugs in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Speedway lost, don't look at Connor Moreland. Despite the final result, he threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Lucas Devault was Moreland's top target, picking up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for Jozy Hand, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns for Monrovia. The dominant performance gave Hand a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Isaiah Ramos, who rushed for 85 yards.
Speedway's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Monrovia, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Speedway will venture away from home to face off against Covenant Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Speedway is facing Covenant Christian at the right time seeing as Covenant Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Monrovia, they will head out to square off against Indianapolis Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Monrovia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
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