The Fruita Monument Wildcats will head out to take on the Castle View Sabercats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Fruita Monument nor Castle View posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Fruita Monument is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Montrose, falling 35-12. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 13th).
Although Fruita Monument took the loss, they still got scores from Chris Bennett and Max Unrien.
Meanwhile, Castle View fell victim to Legend and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Titans, falling 30-0. The loss was the Sabercats' first of the season.
Fruita Monument's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Castle View, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Fruita Monument has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 172.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Castle View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 212. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fruita Monument came up short against Castle View in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 28-15. Can Fruita Monument avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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