The Montwood Rams will challenge the Franklin Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Montwood will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Montwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Eastlake 36-32.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Franklin sidestepped Coronado for a 16-13 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Franklin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ernie Powers, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. Franklin also got help from Santiago Perez, who showed off his sure hands for 116 receiving yards.
Franklin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kyler McDavitt and Jason Villagrana.
Montwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Franklin, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Montwood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Franklin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Franklin's Shay Smith, who rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Montwood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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