Salida lost against Montezuma-Cortez back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Salida Spartans fell 34-27 to the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Salida lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Wyatt Farney, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Tay Wheat was his usual excellent self, rushing for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry for Montezuma-Cortez. That's the most rushing yards Wheat has posted since back in October of 2023. Parker Conrad was another key player, picking up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Salida's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Montezuma-Cortez, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Salida will welcome Bayfield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bayfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Alamosa at 7:00 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,009 yards in their previous games.
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