If Eagle Rock was riding high off their 48-8 takedown of Taft last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagle Rock Eagles lost to the Monrovia Wildcats on the road by a 59-40 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 632nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 315th).
Eagle Rock lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jonas Leal-Paz, who picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Nathan Schiebler handled things on the ground, rushing for 82 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Joshua Griffiths had a dynamite game for Monrovia, rushing for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 30 receiving yards. Griffiths' longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jesse Saucedo was another key player, throwing for 208 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Eagle Rock's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Monrovia, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Eagle Rock will head out to face off against Bell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Monrovia, they will venture away from home to take on Glendale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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