The Mountain Valley Wolves will challenge the Cotopaxi Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mountain Valley came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were dealt a 78-19 defeat at the hands of Branson/Kim. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 62-19.
Despite the loss, Mountain Valley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Tanner Shellabarger rushed for 123 yards and one TD on only 12 carries. Shellabarger's longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Cotopaxi was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 54-6 loss at the hands of Sierra Grande.
Cotopaxi's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Mountain Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Mountain Valley was taken down by Cotopaxi 71-14 in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Thankfully for the Wolves, Ty Coleman (who threw for 229 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also picked up 57 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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