The Monarch Coyotes will square off against the Bear Creek Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Monarch has five straight victories, Bear Creek has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Monarch sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 33-31 win over Silver Creek.
Riley Montemayor went supernova for Monarch, throwing for 194 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Bear Creek's offense. They were outmatched by Dakota Ridge on the road and fell 51-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Eagles are ranked tenth).
Monarch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.1 points per game. As for Bear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Monarch took their victory against Bear Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a conclusive 39-13. Does Monarch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bear Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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