Montrose has gone 5-0 against Mesa Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Montrose Red Hawks will take on the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies at 1:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Montrose sitting on 11 straight wins and Mesa Ridge on three.
Montrose is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Frederick with a sharp 44-22 victory. The Red Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Mesa Ridge sidestepped Monarch for a 34-31 win.
Mesa Ridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryce Riehl, who threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt. Riehl is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last three games he's played. Kobe Dooley was Riehl's top target, picking up 191 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mesa Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxon Auger and Anthony Smith.
Montrose pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.1 points. As for Mesa Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Montrose didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Mesa Ridge in their previous meeting back in October, but they still walked away with a 32-28 victory. Will Montrose repeat their success, or does Mesa Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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