The Montgomery Red Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Line Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Line Mountain is hoping to do what Cowanesque Valley couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Montgomery's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Montgomery took their game with ease, bagging a 36-0 win over Cowanesque Valley.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Line Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They breezed by Susquenita to the tune of 44-6 on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Line Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ian Bates, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. Bates' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 147 rushing yards. Kaiden Maurer was another key signal caller, throwing for 226 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Line Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Dunkelberger and Jackson Kauwell.
Montgomery pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Line Mountain, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-3.
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