Monte Vista hasn't had much luck against San Ramon Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Monte Vista Mustangs will take on the San Ramon Valley Wolves at 7:15 p.m. Monte Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season.
Things were looking good for Monte Vista after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell to Amador Valley 32-28. The Mustangs just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Julian McMahan, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Brayden Turner, who threw for 232 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for San Ramon Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 29-28 win over Amador Valley. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Dons are ranked 143rd), the result two weeks ago wasn't entirely unexpected.
San Ramon Valley can attribute much of their success to Rhett Thompson, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns. Sammy Avalos was in the mix as well, providing San Ramon Valley with two touchdowns.
San Ramon Valley's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Monte Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Monte Vista was taken down by San Ramon Valley 34-7 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Monte Vista, Luke Baker (who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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