The Evanston Devils will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Vista Ridge Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Evanston is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Ben Lomond. Evanston simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Ben Lomond 28-0 on the road. Given the Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Wyoming, while the Scots are ranked 97th in Utah), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge had to endure a three-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They breezed by Montbello on the road to the tune of 43-7 on Friday. With the Wolves ahead 29-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Gabriel Mcfarland went supernova for Vista Ridge, rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Mcfarland's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Zayden Stevens, who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.
Vista Ridge wouldn't let Montbello keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lennon Louis was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making 11 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Vista Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montbello only rushed for 38.
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