The ThunderRidge Grizzlies are taking a road trip to face off against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: ThunderRidge has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Mountain Vista will arrive with six straight victories.
ThunderRidge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 31-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rock Canyon on Thursday.
Despite the defeat, ThunderRidge had strong showings from Evan Olds, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, and Dieuvenson Sorenson, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista faced Valor Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mountain Vista took their game at home with ease, bagging a 62-21 win over Valor Christian. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Austyn Modrzewski, who threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns while completing 88% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 303.8 passing yards per game. Jack Blais was another key player, gaining 207 total yards and three touchdowns.
Mountain Vista wouldn't let Valor Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mountain Vista can thank Austin Scheich and Carter Daniels for forcing both of them. Daniels is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Mountain Vista got some further help from Quillan Gulick: he picked up a sack, made 14 total tackles, and defended three passes.
ThunderRidge's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Mountain Vista, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
ThunderRidge took a serious blow against Mountain Vista in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Modrzewski, who threw for 451 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Now that ThunderRidge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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