Monterey hasn't had much luck against Amarillo recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Monterey Plainsmen will look to defend their home field against the Amarillo Sandies at 7:00 p.m. Monterey will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Monterey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 57-49 to Odessa on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Plainsmen still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Amarillo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Palo Duro. The Sandies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amarillo's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jett Lopez, who rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns, and Bryson Brown, who picked up 61 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Monterey's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Amarillo, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Monterey was taken down by Amarillo 61-28 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Monterey, Pius Vokes (who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per carry) 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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