The Miramonte Matadors are taking a road trip to square off against the Menlo School Knights at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Miramonte's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Menlo School's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Miramonte is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Benicia, posting a 52-7 victory at home. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Panthers are ranked 518th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Miramonte's win came down to the chemistry between Carson Blair and his top target Jack Quinnild. Blair threw for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt while Quinnild picked up 187 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Quinnild torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. Miramonte also got help from Mitch Reichenbach, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Menlo School put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 38-28 victory over Capuchino. Menlo School's win was all the more impressive since the Mustangs were averaging only 13.75 points allowed on the season.
Menlo School got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Freehill out in front who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Jack Enright was Freehill's top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Miramonte's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Menlo School, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
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