Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Amarillo). They walked away with a 50-42 victory over the Monterey Plainsmen on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Sandies also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Amarillo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jude Dunivin, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Jett Lopez, who threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt.
The win got Amarillo back to even at 2-2. As for Monterey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Amarillo will take on Abilene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Abilene knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Amarillo likes a good challenge. As for Monterey, they will face off against Coronado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monterey is facing Coronado at the right time seeing as Coronado is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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