The Monte Vista Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Rye Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Monte Vista can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They came up short against Alamosa, falling 28-8. The Pirates have struggled against the Mean Moose recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Monte Vista had strong showings from Alex Marquez, who picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jacob Pacheco, who rushed for 89 yards. Marquez got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of50 yards.
Even if they lost, Monte Vista's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. John-Jake Naranjo was especially locked on to Alamosa's QB and sacked him twice. Naranjo's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making three total tackles.
Meanwhile, Rye fell victim to Manitou Springs and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a blow against the Mustangs, falling 33-0.
Monte Vista came up short against Rye in their previous matchup back in November of 2014, falling 26-21. Can Monte Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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