The Mountain View Buffalos will face off against the Big Horn Rams at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over Lovell. The victory was just business as usual for the Buffalos, who after 11 games remain undefeated this season.
Justus Platts produced another solid performance rushing for 217 yards and four scores on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 155 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Mountain View's leading receiver Ashton Colangelo was Platts' top target yet again, picking up 127 receiving yards and two TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Big Horn's strategy against Hot Springs County on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Rams blew the Bobcats out of the water with a 48-6 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Mountain View better focus on containing Cruz Hernandez and Tucker Wulff as the pair were huge in Big Horn's win. Hernandez rushed for 77 yards and one score, while Wulff threw for 155 yards and one touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes. That's the most passing yards Wulff has posted since back in September.
Big Horn's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Mountain View couldn't quite finish off Big Horn in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 and fell 28-26. Can the Buffalos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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