Football Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Montrose

By Team Reports Oct 31, 2024, 10:50am

Football Recap: Montrose Red Hawks vs. Mesa Ridge Grizzlies

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Montrose put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 32-28 W over the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies. The 32-point effort marked the Red Hawks' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Mesa Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trevon Salas, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Salas has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Bryce Riehl was another key player, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown.

Montrose's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Mesa Ridge, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.

Montrose wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 63-7 victory against Widefield on the 25th. Mesa Ridge has also already played their next matchup, a 37-12 win against Doherty on the 24th.

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