The Mt. Whitney Pioneers will face off against the Monache Marauders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Whitney will be strutting in after a win while Monache will be coming in after a loss.
Mt. Whitney is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 43-20 margin over El Diamante on Friday. With the Pioneers ahead 27-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mt. Whitney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayden Silvas, who rushed for 115 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Falcon Briggs, who rushed for 71 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Whitney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mt. Whitney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matt Townsend and Jacob Gamez. Mt. Whitney got some further help from Keegan Oswalt: he forced one fumble and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last five games, Monache finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Redwood, falling 35-13. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Marauders, who until this contest were averaging 14.29 points allowed.
Mt. Whitney will need to focus on slowing down Devin Rodriguez, one of several Monache players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 235 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 15 passes. Monache's leading receiver Jasiah Rodriguez was Devin's top target yet again, picking up 88 receiving yards and one TD.
Mt. Whitney's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Monache, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Mt. Whitney ended up a good deal behind Monache in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, losing 24-7. Thankfully for the Pioneers, Ty Baxter (who rushed for 102 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries) 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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