The Mesa Verde Mavericks will take on the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Mesa Verde is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Esparto to the tune of 53-14 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
It was another big night for Cesar Granados, who rushed for 125 yards and two scores. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards. D'Mani Block was in the mix as well, providing Mesa Verde with one TD.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mesa Verde's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Brandon Salcido, Mataeo Washington, and Block, who each picked up one sack apiece. Mesa Verde received some extra help from Salcido, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Blazers 49-0. Considering the Cardinals have won three contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mesa Verde better focus on containing Isaiah Hunt and Oliver Holleman as the pair were huge in Woodland Christian's win. Hunt threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, while Holleman gained 138 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Holleman a new career-high in rushing yards (103).
Woodland Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Mesa Verde, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Mesa Verde was dealt a bruising 39-6 defeat at the hands of Woodland Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hunt, who threw for 278 yards and three TDs while completing 78.9% of his passes. Now that the Mavericks know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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