After flying high against Healdsburg last Friday, Montgomery came back down to earth. The Montgomery Vikings received a blow on Friday as they fell 42-28 to the Rancho Cotate Cougars. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Montgomery's loss came despite strong showings from Thor Boswell and Owen Grafe. Boswell threw for 339 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, while Grafe picked up 208 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Grafe torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 82 yards. Deysean Akins also helped out as he racked up 101 receiving yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rancho Cotate to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gio Martinez, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Martinez is now averaging an impressive 117.8 rushing yards per game. Wyatt Gregori was another key player, throwing for 268 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Rancho Cotate, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Montgomery will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ukiah at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Rancho Cotate will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Vintage at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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