Mountain Vista is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Fairview is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will welcome the Fairview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain Vista is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-14 win over Fossil Ridge. 49 seems to be a good number for the Golden Eagles as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Jack Blais, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Austyn Modrzewski, who threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mountain Vista's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Carter Daniels was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Fairview faced Chatfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Fairview simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Chatfield 42-15.
Fairview found their leader in sophomore Ki Ellison, who threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 83 rushing yards gave Ellison a new career-high. Jordan Rechel was another key player, gaining 121 total yards and two touchdowns.
Fairview's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Mountain Vista, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 11-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Mountain Vista has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 319.5 passing yards per game. Fairview, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 204.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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