The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies will head out to square off against the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mesa Ridge will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 48) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Northfield , sneaking past 50-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Grizzlies have posted since September 29, 2023.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Bryce Riehl and his top target Sonny Rogers. Riehl threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes while Rogers picked up 222 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Rogers is now averaging an impressive 136.5 receiving yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mesa Ridge was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 470 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge didn't have too much trouble with Green Mountain on the road on Friday as they won 37-20.
Landon Kalsbeck was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Mesa Ridge pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dakota Ridge, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Mesa Ridge came up short against Dakota Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 39-35. Thankfully for Mesa Ridge, Blake Palladino (who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 118 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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