Football Game Preview: Coleman Comets vs. Montabella Mustangs

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 12:37am

Football Preview: Coleman Comets vs. Montabella Mustangs

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Coleman hasn't had much luck against Montabella recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Coleman Comets will challenge the Montabella Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Coleman sitting on four straight wins and Montabella on three.

Last Friday, Coleman was able to grind out a solid victory over Merrill, taking the game 36-28.

Jared Devrieze was his usual excellent self, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Logan Glazier, who threw for 271 yards and a touchdown.

Coleman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Collin Stockero and Travis Murray. Stockero also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 101.

Meanwhile, while Montabella put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Carson City-Crystal. Montabella took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 43-0 win over Carson City-Crystal. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.

Coleman's record now sits at 5-2. As for Montabella, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Coleman came up short against Montabella when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 12-6. Can Coleman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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