Football Preview: Grand Junction Tigers vs. Grand Junction Central Warriors
The Grand Junction Tigers will square off against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Junction Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Grand Junction, who comes in off a win.
Grand Junction is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over Rifle at home.
Grand Junction can attribute much of their success to Will Applegate, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Mason Anderson was Applegate's top target, picking up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Junction was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rifle only rushed for 22.
Grand Junction's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Kolton Music led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central lost to Fruita Monument at home by a 37-19 margin on Thursday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Although Grand Junction Central took the loss, they still got scores from Torhyn Scott, Dom Colosimo, and Jaime Padilla.
Grand Junction came up short against Grand Junction Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 21-13. Will Grand Junction have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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