The Montrose Red Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Falcon Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Montrose has five straight victories, Falcon has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Montrose got the win against Fruita Monument by a conclusive 35-12. Fans of the Red Hawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-7, which was the final score in Falcon's tilt against Ponderosa last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Mustangs are ranked 37th).
Montrose's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Falcon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Montrose against Falcon when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-22 victory. In that matchup, Montrose amassed a halftime lead of 42-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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