The Shadow Mountain Matadors are taking a road trip to face off against the Kofa Kings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shadow Mountain has three straight wins, Kofa has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Shadow Mountain took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 35-6 victory over Valley Lutheran. The result was nothing new for the Matadors, who have now won three matchups by 29 points or more so far this season.
Sean Collins was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shadow Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 207.
Meanwhile, a win for Kofa just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Dysart 48-7.
Shadow Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Kofa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Shadow Mountain against Kofa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shadow Mountain since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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