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| 10/11/24 - Home | 55-0 W |
| 10/22/21 - Away | 14-7 W |
| 10/18/19 - Away | 48-0 W |
| 10/19/18 - Home | 53-6 W |
| 11/03/17 - Away | 28-7 W |
| + 2 more games |
Montgomery is 6-1 against San Ysidro since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:30 p.m.
Montgomery is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mission Bay just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Friday. They and the Buccaneers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 21-20 defeat. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Aztecs couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Montgomery saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Isaiah Mena-Malijan threw for 117 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 41 yards.
Even if they lost, Montgomery's defense still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Andrew Tapia refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Mission Bay's side was Viliamu Trollinger, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, San Ysidro had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Eagles 24-21.
The critical scores for San Ysidro came from Bryan Landeros, Aaron Garcia, and Caleb Contreras.
San Ysidro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for San Ysidro, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Montgomery against San Ysidro in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Aztecs since the team 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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