The Catalina Foothills Falcons will head out to challenge the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Catalina Foothills took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Pueblo with a sharp 23-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Falcons have posted since September 29, 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Catalina Foothills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Ford, who threw for 238 yards on 14 of 29 attempts, and also rushed for 62 yards. 92 of Ford's passing yards were hauled in by Macen Perez-Brewer.
Meanwhile, Mica Mountain put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 16-6 win over Walden Grove. The 16-point effort marked the Thunderbolts' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
One reason for the win was Mica Mountain's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Walden Grove's QB won't forget Jimmy Leon anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Mica Mountain's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.6 points per game. As for Catalina Foothills, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-7.
Catalina Foothills came up short against Mica Mountain when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mica Mountain's Conner Hangartner, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Catalina Foothills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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