Frederick and Montrose squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Frederick had to settle for second. They came up short against the Montrose Red Hawks, falling 44-22. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Golden Eagles have suffered since August 29th.
Despite the loss, Frederick still got an impressive performance from Gavin Ishmael, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns. Ishmael is becoming a predictor of Frederick's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 7-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Ishmael's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Sonny Delpizzo, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Frederick's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Montrose, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Frederick does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Montrose, they will square off against Mesa Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mesa Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.2 points per game this season.
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