Montwood couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Canutillo Eagles 29-0 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Eagles are ranked 222nd).
Damian Briano threw for 134 yards on 14 of 29 attempts.
Adrian Cortinas was his top target, picking up 81 receiving yards.
Canutillo's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matthew Gasca, who rushed for 53 yards, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown. Canutillo also got a significant boost from Rene Huerta, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Canutillo pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montwood is headed away from home for the first time to challenge El Dorado at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 3-3 against one another since October of 2014. As for Canutillo, they will square off against Burges at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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