On Friday, Mesa Ridge faced Montrose in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies fell to the Montrose Red Hawks 32-28. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Red Hawks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mesa Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trevon Salas, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Salas has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Bryce Riehl was another key player, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Mesa Ridge's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Montrose, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Mesa Ridge has already played their next contest, a 37-12 victory against Doherty on the 24th. As for Montrose, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 63-7 win against Widefield on the 25th.
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