Monte Vista's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 43-7 win over the Rye Thunderbolts. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their eight-point performance the contest before.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Kaden Madrid and his top target Azariah Hurtado. Madrid threw for 303 yards and six touchdowns on only 17 passes while Hurtado picked up 190 receiving yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Hurtado is now averaging an impressive 105 receiving yards per game. Monte Vista also got a significant boost from Jacob Pacheco, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 119 yards.
Monte Vista wouldn't let Rye keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Monte Vista can thank Danny Romero and Alex Marquez for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Monte Vista was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 473 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rye only gained 225.
The win got Monte Vista back to even at 1-1. As for Rye, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Monte Vista will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against North Fork at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Monte Vista will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Rye, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Salida at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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