The Castle View Sabercats will head out to challenge the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Castle View blew ThunderRidge out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday ThunderRidge got their revenge. The Sabercats fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 13-10. Surprisingly, this marked the Sabercats' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Despite the loss, Castle View got top-tier performance from Carter Henman, who rushed for 167 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rock Canyon 54-7. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Jaguars are ranked 48th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Castle View better keep an eye on Marquise Reese. He was instrumental in Mountain Vista's win, throwing for 365 yards and six TDs while completing 72% of his passes, and also punching in one touchdown on the ground. Those six passing touchdowns gave Reese a new career-high. Brooklyn Bailey was another key player, picking up 156 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Mountain Vista didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Rock Canyon to a completion percentage of just 47.6%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Xavier Borel and Noah Cella, who each logged one passes deflected. Mountain Vista has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.63 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.63 in their last three games.
Mountain Vista's record now sits at 9-0. As for Castle View, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Castle View was dealt a bruising 49-7 defeat at the hands of Mountain Vista when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Sabercats, Jack Blais (who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 66 receiving yards) 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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