A win for Rock Canyon just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles, falling 70-10. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked second).
Mountain Vista had a senior duo take command as Austyn Modrzewski threw for 297 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes and Jack Blais gained 207 total yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Blais also racked up 108 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Bailey, who picked up 46 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rock Canyon now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Mountain Vista, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rock Canyon will take on Valor Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valor Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Mountain Vista, they will venture away from home to square off against Castle View at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mountain Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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