On Friday, Rocky Mountain faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 61-7 victory over the Mountain View Mavericks. Fans of the Grizzlies have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Rocky Mountain's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Rovig, who threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Rovig is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Another receiver making a difference was Kade Benedick, who picked up 143 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Rocky Mountain'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 Saadiq McCain and Trey Jacobsen.
The victory was the third in a row for Rocky Mountain, bringing their record for this year to 3-0. As for Mountain View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rocky Mountain will square off against Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocky Mountain is facing Capital at the right time seeing as Capital is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Mountain View, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Eagle at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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