Football Recap: Cottonwood Drops Season-High Score on Tooele

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 1:59pm

Football Recap: Cottonwood Colts vs. Tooele Buffaloes

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Cottonwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to the Tooele Buffaloes at home by a 31-14 margin. One positive for the Colts, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Malcolm Mundy rushed for 64 yards, and also threw for 112 yards on 13 of 24 attempts. Bo Smith was his top target, picking up 48 receiving yards.

Tooele got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gus Pater out in front who threw for 136 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. Vaughn Gritzmacher helped Pater out on the ground, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also catching a touchdown.

Cottonwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Tooele, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.

Cottonwood will be playing in front of their home fans against Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cottonwood is facing Jordan at the right time seeing as Jordan is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Tooele, they will challenge Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tooele will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Hillcrest will have lost four straight heading into Friday's match.

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