The Red Mesa Redskins will head out to challenge the Holbrook Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Mesa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Holbrook will come in with four straight wins.
Red Mesa's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Tuba City on Friday. They were outmatched by the Warriors on the road and fell 58-0. Considering the last time the Redskins couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Holbrook's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Hopi onto the board and left with a 44-0 victory. Considering the Roadrunners have won four contests by more than 43 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Holbrook's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Darren Justman, who threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. Those 117 rushing yards gave Justman a new career-high. Matthias Montijo was another key rusher, gaining 252 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 82.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 213.3.
Red Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Holbrook, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Red Mesa was taken down by Holbrook 50-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Montijo, who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Red Mesa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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