Rancho Cotate is 7-0 against Montgomery since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rancho Cotate Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Montgomery Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Rancho Cotate's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 37-0 win over Freedom. The match marked the Cougars' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Among those leading the charge was Wyatt Gregori, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 125 yards on eight of 19 attempts.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Montgomery). They breezed by Healdsburg on the road to the tune of 50-20 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Montgomery found their leader in underclassman Joe Laqere, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin Perez, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Montgomery's defense and their three sacks. Alfonso Ortega was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Montgomery was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Rancho Cotate's record is now 3-1. As for Montgomery, their record now sits at 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Rancho Cotate against Montgomery in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-6 win. In that contest, Rancho Cotate amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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