The Grand Lake Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the Montgomery Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Lake will be strutting in after a win while Montgomery will be coming in after a defeat.
Montgomery will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Grand Lake extended their winning streak to three on Thursday. The Hornets took their contest with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over Oakdale.
Meanwhile, Montgomery suffered their closest loss since September 6, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Elton by a score of 64-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (35), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Grand Lake will have to contain Mason Jordan as he made an impact in Montgomery's last game. He threw for 353 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 35 yards and three scores. Jordan is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Montgomery's leading receiver Hayden Ganey was Jordan's top target yet again, picking up 166 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Montgomery, adding 12 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Jeremiah Christian, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Grand Lake's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Montgomery, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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