Two dominant signal callers in Thomas Donovan and Aj Stowers are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grossmont Foothillers will challenge the Mount Miguel Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Grossmont's way against Monte Vista as Grossmont made off with a 54-33 victory.
Donovan was his usual excellent self, throwing for 396 yards and six touchdowns. What's more, he also racked up 19 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Noah Walker, who picked up 123 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Grossmont's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Colton Burke and Julian Garcia. Garcia is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mount Miguel entered their match against Loyola on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mount Miguel fell 46-38 to Loyola. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (34), the Matadors still had to take the loss.
Mount Miguel's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Stowers, who threw for 481 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt, and Aj Logan, who picked up 196 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Logan torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Arrington, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Grossmont now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Mount Miguel, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Keep an eye on the quarterbacks in this one, as the two teams don't mess around when it comes to the passing game. Grossmont has been unstoppable in the air this season, having averaged 389 passing yards per game. However, it's not like Mount Miguel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 282.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might be a classic QB duel.
Grossmont took a serious blow against Mount Miguel when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 66-20. Thankfully for Grossmont, Davian Mcgowan (who rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry) 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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