Two dominant backs in Jacob Pacheco and Clay Crawford are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Monte Vista Pirates will head out to take on the Meeker Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Monte Vista comes in on five and Meeker on seven.
Monte Vista will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Centauri, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Monte Vista came out on top against Centauri by a score of 36-26 on Friday. Monte Vista's win was all the more impressive since the Falcons were averaging only 11.33 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Pacheco, who rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. Azariah Hurtado also helped out with an impressive 126 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Meeker). They breezed by Grand Valley to the tune of 53-6 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won six matchups by 27 points or more so far this season.
Crawford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Blunt, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meeker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Monte Vista pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Meeker, their record is now an identical 7-2.
Monte Vista suffered a grim 30-7 defeat to Meeker in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Monte Vista, Logan Hughes (who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 134 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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