Football Preview: Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks vs. Canon City Tigers
The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Canon City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheyenne Mountain is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Cheyenne Mountain strolled past Coronado with points to spare, taking the game 30-14.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tyler Kriss and he. Kriss gained 88 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 88 total yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Sam Hawker has posted since back in September of 2023.
Cheyenne Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Canon City got themselves on the board against Summit on Friday, but Summit never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over the Tigers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Canon City.
The critical scores for Canon City came from Gavin Reddick, Jake Adamic, and Thor Shelver.
Canon City's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Matthew Gilbert with two sacks.
Cheyenne Mountain's record is now 3-0. As for Canon City, their record now sits at 2-0.
Everything went Cheyenne Mountain's way against Canon City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Cheyenne Mountain made off with a 48-26 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Canon City's Marcus Lipari, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cheyenne Mountain to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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