The Broomfield Eagles will challenge the Montrose Red Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Broomfield sitting on eight straight wins and Montrose on 13.
Broomfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Dakota Ridge 45-7. With Broomfield ahead 38-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Montrose faced Pueblo West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Montrose walked away with an 18-7 victory over Pueblo West. The 18-point effort marked the Red Hawks' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Broomfield's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.3 points per game. As for Montrose, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
Broomfield didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Montrose in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Montrose's Mike Rocha, who rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Broomfield to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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