The Miramonte Matadors will head out to challenge the College Park Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Miramonte is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Windsor on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Matadors were beaten by the Jaguars 59-21. The Matadors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Although Miramonte took the loss, they still got scores from Andrew Bjornson, David Roman, and Jonah Imberg.
Meanwhile, College Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Monte Vista, falling 59-36. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Mustangs are ranked 153rd).
Miramonte will need to focus on slowing down Ethan Havens, one of several College Park players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 257 yards and four TDs. Ethan Pidkova was another key player, picking up 97 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Miramonte's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for College Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Miramonte didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against College Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 41-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Matadors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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