Football Recap: Fort Morgan Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 1:44pm

Football Recap: Fort Morgan Mustangs vs. Eaton Reds

If Fort Morgan was riding high fresh off their 50-14 takedown of Skyview last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fort Morgan Mustangs fell just short of the Eaton Reds by a score of 14-12 on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.

Fort Morgan'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 Angel Lopez and Yeteli Busonera. Another thorn in Eaton's side was Wyatt Patterson, who made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).

The critical scores for Eaton came from Andrew Loyd and Liam Whalen.

Fort Morgan's loss dropped their record down to 2-3. As for Eaton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Fort Morgan and Mountain View will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Mountain View will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Fort Morgan surely won't give up without a fight. As for Eaton, they will take on University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in University's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.

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