Football Recap: Mountain Grove Piles Up the Points Against Ava

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Previous Games

09/12/25 - Home	48-7 W
09/13/24 - Away	12-20 L
11/10/23 - Neutral	10-45 L
09/08/23 - Home	14-38 L
09/09/22 - Away	28-49 L
+ 5 more games

Mountain Grove hadn't done well against Ava recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Panthers claimed a resounding 48-7 win over the Bears. With the Panthers ahead 42-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Leading Mountain Grove to victory were Aden Estep and Braydon Curtiss. Estep rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while Curtiss rushed for 60 yards and one TD on only five carries.

Mountain Grove's run defense was locked in: Ava could only muster one yards per carry. The team can thank Aydon Barbe for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mountain Grove didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.3.

Mountain Grove's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.

Mountain Grove now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Ava, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Mountain Grove has already played their next game, a 54-14 victory against Willow Springs on the 19th. As for Ava, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 25-3 loss against Liberty on the 19th.