Salida and Montezuma-Cortez are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Salida Spartans will face off against the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Salida and Pagosa Springs met for a duel on Friday where Salida had to take the L. Salida took a 35-20 bruising from Pagosa Springs. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Montezuma-Cortez was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Gunnison 54-26 on the road. Considering the Panthers have won four matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Salida now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Montezuma-Cortez, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Salida was dealt a bruising 42-13 defeat at the hands of Montezuma-Cortez when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montezuma-Cortez's Tay Wheat, who rushed for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Now that Salida knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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