The Montgomery Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Ukiah Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montgomery is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
Montgomery will head out to face Ukiah after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Montgomery took a hard 42-28 fall against Rancho Cotate. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the defeat, Montgomery had strong showings from Thor Boswell, who threw for 339 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and Owen Grafe, who picked up 208 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Grafe's longest reception was for an incredible 82 yards. Deysean Akins also helped out as he racked up 101 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ukiah). They took down Carlmont 52-34 on Friday.
A big part of Ukiah's win came down to the chemistry between Beau David and his top target Omaurie Phillips. David rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns while Phillips picked up 133 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Ukiah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jax Keffeler, Dareon Dorsey, and Sterling Wright III picked up one apiece.
Montgomery's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Ukiah, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Montgomery has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 367.6 total yards per game. However, it's not like Ukiah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 379.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Montgomery was dealt a bruising 41-7 defeat at the hands of Ukiah when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Montgomery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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