The Mount Miguel Matadors will head out to square off against the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Mount Miguel blew past Rancho Buena Vista, posting a 54-12 win at home. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Longhorns are ranked 640th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kj Shields went supernova for Mount Miguel, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Shields' longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Zane Rottier was another major influence, as he rushed for 64 yards and ran in a TD.
Rottier wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Mount Miguel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho Buena Vista only rushed for 108.
Mount Miguel's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sha-Hei Phillips and Vince Pryor. Another thorn in Rancho Buena Vista's side was Dominic De Arcos, who made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day got the win against Crawford on Friday by a conclusive 26-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Torreys.
Garrett Ace had a dynamite game for La Jolla Country Day, rushing for 256 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Quentin Cesaire was in the mix as well, providing La Jolla Country Day with three receiving touchdowns touchdowns.
La Jolla Country Day's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Raithe Lischewski was especially locked on to Crawford's QB and sacked him 3.5 times. Lischewski's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 3.5 sacks and making nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Mount Miguel's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for La Jolla Country Day, their record is now 2-0.
Mount Miguel came up short against La Jolla Country Day in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 26-20. Thankfully for Mount Miguel, Garrett Bass-Sulpizio (who threw for 329 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns) 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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