On Friday, October 14, Manitou fans gathered at MSHS’ home field, eager to see whether the Mustangs would be able to pull off a win one week after their winning record had been lost in a 40-to-nothing blowout against La Junta. Their opponent was Salida, who came into the game with a  2-4 record overall.

Within the first ten minutes, Manitou’s first touchdown was run in by Davyn Adamscheck (12), the second being scored by Jake Haas (10) with 5 minutes left in the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spartans were leading Manitou by seven points, until a touchdown was scored by Uriah Waters with 6:28 left in the first half.

Halfway through the third quarter, the game was tied up at 27-27, until a touchdown was scored by Salida with 4:47 left in the quarter, making the score 34-27, Spartans. This score remained the same until Uriah Waters (12) ran the ball in once more at the end of the fourth quarter, bringing Salida’s lead down to a mere one point margin. Proceeding this touchdown, a two point conversion was caught by Jayden Omi (10), making the final score 35-34, Mustangs.

As the clock ran out, fans and players joined together in singing Manitou’s fight song, celebrating a win before next week’s game against the Florence Huskies, who have an overall record of 4-3, which will take place on October 21 in Florence.