Football Preview: Mountain Vista Golden Eagles vs. Castle View Sabercats
Mountain Vista and Castle View are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will face off against the Castle View Sabercats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mountain Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Mountain Vista is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Rock Canyon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mountain Vista blew Rock Canyon out of the water with a 70-10 final score. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Jaguars are ranked 34th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain Vista relied on the efforts of Austyn Modrzewski, who threw for 297 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes, and Jack Blais, who gained 207 total yards and three touchdowns. Blais really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards. Brooklyn Bailey did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 46 receiving yards.
Mountain Vista wouldn't let Rock Canyon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mountain Vista can thank Carter Daniels and Quillan Gulick for forcing both of them. Daniels is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Fabian Abagulum was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Castle View got the win against ThunderRidge on Thursday by a conclusive 38-14. The Sabercats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Castle View's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aaron Perry, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns, and Derek Gordon, who threw for 226 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes. Perry has become a key player for Castle View: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Jackson Blanchard did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 124 receiving yards.
Mountain Vista's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Castle View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Mountain Vista has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 335.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Castle View, though, as they've been averaging only 156.1. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Mountain Vista against Castle View in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 52-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Castle View's Sam Harry, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain Vista still be able to contain Harry? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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