Football Preview: Mancos Bluejays vs. Vail Christian Saints
The Mancos Bluejays will venture away from home to square off against the Vail Christian Saints at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mancos is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Dove Creek, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Mancos was ranked second). Mancos beat Dove Creek on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 48-0. The win was familiar territory for the Bluejays who have now won four games in a row.
It was another big night for Brandon Vannest, who rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Ethan Wyatt.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mancos' defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Jacob Martin with three. Another thorn in Dove Creek's side was Kaiden Wyatt, who picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made four total tackles.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Vail Christian on the road against Soroco on Thursday as the squad secured a 52-8 victory. The matchup marked the Saints' most dominant win of the season.
Mancos pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Vail Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-1.
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