The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies will host the Northfield Nighthawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesa Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Northfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Mesa Ridge is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Air Academy. Mesa Ridge blew past Air Academy, posting a 48-0 win on the road. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Kadets are ranked 103rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mesa Ridge relied on the efforts of Bryce Riehl, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and Trevon Salas, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
Mesa Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sean Maya and Christopher Hinojosa.
Meanwhile, Northfield couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roosevelt on Saturday.
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