Football Preview: Rancho Cotate Cougars vs. Montgomery Vikings
Rancho Cotate has gone 7-0 against Montgomery recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rancho Cotate Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Montgomery Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Rancho Cotate's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 37-0 win over Freedom. That 37 point margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Wyatt Gregori looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 125 yards on eight of 19 attempts.
Rancho Cotate's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Luke Morie and Devin Perkins.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montgomery). They blew past Healdsburg, posting a 50-20 victory on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Montgomery found their leader in underclassman Joe Laqere, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin Perez, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Montgomery's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Alfonso Ortega was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Rancho Cotate's record now sits at 3-1. As for Montgomery, their record now sits at 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Rancho Cotate against Montgomery when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-6 win. In that game, Rancho Cotate amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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