Monrovia never let their opponents score on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 victory over the Glendale Nitros on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Nitros are ranked 936th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jesse Saucedo was a one-man wrecking crew for Monrovia as he threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Joshua Griffiths was Saucedo's top target, rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Monrovia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Monrovia's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Glendale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Monrovia will square off against Don Lugo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monrovia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Don Lugo likes a good challenge. As for Glendale, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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