Football Preview: Montgomery Vikings vs. Santa Rosa Panthers
Montgomery has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will square off against the Santa Rosa Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Montgomery is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Vincent de Paul on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Montgomery took a blow against St. Vincent de Paul, falling 49-13. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 579th, while the Mustangs are ranked 225th).
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 40-20 to Analy.
Even though they lost, Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Santa Rosa's record now sits at 2-7. As for Montgomery, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Montgomery strolled past Santa Rosa when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 25-6. Will Montgomery repeat their success, or does Santa Rosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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