The Altamont Longhorns will take on the Monument Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Altamont will be strutting in after a win while Monument Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Altamont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Water Canyon, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Altamont was ranked third). Altamont blew past Water Canyon 47-26 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Dillon Ivie continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Altamont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Utah Military Academy - Hill Field, falling 32-6.
The victory got Altamont back to even at 3-3. As for Monument Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Altamont against Monument Valley in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-8 win. Will Altamont repeat their success, or does Monument Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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