Montrose has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Frederick has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Montrose Red Hawks will host the Frederick Golden Eagles at 1:00 p.m.
Montrose is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Pueblo West, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Montrose was ranked 11th). Montrose came out on top in a nail-biter against Pueblo West two weeks ago, sneaking past 27-24. The 27-point effort marked the Red Hawks' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Frederick rose to the challenge on Friday. They strolled past the Nighthawks with points to spare, taking the game 32-14.
Gavin Ishmael continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Frederick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 90.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 194.8.
Montrose's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Frederick, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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