A well-balanced attack led The Rancho Cotate Cougars over the Montgomery Vikings in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Rancho Cotate blew Montgomery out of the water with a 56-6 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Rancho Cotate got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Geovanny Ortiz out in front who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Ortiz hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Martinez, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emasi Rabukawaqa, who gained 130 total yards.
Rancho Cotate now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Montgomery, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rancho Cotate is on the road again on Friday and play against Santa Rosa at 7:00 p.m. on November 3rd. Santa Rosa is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. As for Montgomery, they will head out on the road to face off against Analy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
