Two dominant signal callers in Jesse James Gonzalez and Roman Montoya are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Robertson Cardinals will head out to challenge the Hope Christian Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Robertson will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Robertson will head into Friday's match having proved themselves against West Las Vegas: Robertson took a 31-point loss the last time they faced off against West Las Vegas, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Robertson skirted past West Las Vegas 28-26. The 28-point effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Gonzalez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown. George Smith was in the mix as well, providing Robertson with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last contest, Hope Christian made sure to put some points up on the board against Pojoaque Valley on Friday. Hope Christian took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 35-6 win over Pojoaque Valley. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 29 points or more this season.
A big part of Hope Christian's victory came down to the chemistry between Montoya and his top target Breylon Willams. Montoya threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes while Willams picked up 212 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Willams has become a key player for Hope Christian: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Robertson pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hope Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Robertson has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Hope Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 59.4. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Robertson was taken down by Hope Christian 36-0 in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Can Robertson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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