The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will take on the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountain Vista has seven straight wins, Fruita Monument has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountain Vista's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat ThunderRidge 51-0 at home. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Austyn Modrzewski, who threw for 367 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (96 yards to be exact) went to Sean Conway, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Fruita Monument's offense. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of Rock Canyon on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Jaguars are ranked 34th).
Mountain Vista's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Fruita Monument, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Mountain Vista beat Fruita Monument 24-17 when the teams last played back in October of 2015. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fruita Monument's Dante Yeager, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mountain Vista to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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