Monterey Trail 48 – Franklin 8
The third team in the area that remains undefeated in league are the Mustangs who were able to dominate the Wildcats which moved them to a 1-4 league record.
The ground game dominated for the Mustangs with D’Adrien Sanders leading the way with 208 rushing yards which were good for four touchdowns. Along with his receiving yards, Sanders had 239 total yards, according to MaxPreps.
Odie Jefferson also contributed with two rushing touchdowns on 129 rushing yards and Christian Coronado who rushed for 50 yards and scored once.
The Mustangs had a total of 399 rushing yards against the Wildcats.
The sophomore quarterback for the Wildcats completed 13 of his 23 attempted passes which included a touchdown pass to senior Tyler Cody for his single catch of the game for 27 yards.
The Wildcats went for the two-point conversion where Allan Rogers II rushed in to put up the eight points on the night for the Wildcats in the second quarter.
By halftime, the Mustangs were up 22-8 and in the fourth quarter they really ran away with it by putting up 20 points.
The Mustangs shut out the Wildcats for three of the four quarters of the game thanks to their defense stepping up.
Xavier Collins had 1.5 sacks with Subhan Barakzai having .5 sacks while Kharter Turk and Elijah Folau each had a sack.
The leaders of total tackles for the Mustangs were Gabe Coronado and Turk with seven while Ian Guerrero, Barakzai and Collins each had six tackles.
Turk also had an interception and caused a fumble while Collins also caused a fumble and they were recovered by Folau and Gabe Coronado.
The Mustangs never lost a Metro League game and have two matchups left before saying they are also undefeated in their new stint in the Delta League. They are currently 4-0.
The last time the Mustangs lost a league game was Nov. 9, 2018.
Their next game is against the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack while the Wildcats will have a bye week and close their season out against the Wolfpack on Nov. 1.