The Montrose Red Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Montrose's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Montrose is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 61-6 win over Widefield. Given the Red Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Gladiators are ranked 110th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while Pueblo West put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Falcon. The Cyclones blew past the Falcons 37-0. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cyclones had established a 30-point advantage.
Montrose better keep an eye on Zach Duran. He was instrumental in Pueblo West's win, rushing for 109 yards on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Duran has posted since back in August.
Pueblo West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pueblo West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.8 points on average over those games. As for Montrose, their record is now 9-0.
Montrose beat Pueblo West 18-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Cyclones' Gavin Lockett, who rushed for 98 yards and one score, and also threw for 126 yards on 12 of 21 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Red Hawks to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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