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Thursday: El Monte (3-2) vs Marshall (3-1) at Pasadena High School
Marshall is coming off its bye week and begins Mission Valley League play with an El Monte team that started the season 0-2, but is now on a three-game win streak.
The Eagles will continue to rely on a rushing game that averages 406 yards per game.
Marshall is led by Duguesclin Paul’s 220 yards per game and 7 touchdowns.
Isaiah Fry had also been solid for coach Scott Faer, with over 80 yards rushing per game.
El Monte senior Saul Chavez has been a jack of all trades.
Chavez has taken snaps at quarterback, scored a TD on the ground, and leads his team with four receiving TD’s and 243 yards on 19 receptions.
El Monte gave up 84 points in the first two games (both losses) but have allowed just 22 total points in the last three in wins over Azusa, Gladstone and Mountain View.
“Stopping El Monte will take getting pressure on their quarterback,” Faer said. “He throws a good ball and his receivers don’t drop the ball. We need to put some good hits on their receivers. We need to be extremely aggressive. It’s the style of offense we play. We want to wear down their defense. We’ll pound the rock and be patient.”
Mission Valley League Standings:
South El Monte (5-0 overall, 1-0 in league)
Arroyo (4-1, 1-0)
Marshall (3-1, 0-0)
El Monte (3-2, 1-0)
Gabrielino (2-2, 0-1)
Mountain View (2-3, 0-1)
Rosemead (0-5, 0-1)
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