Football Preview: Grand Junction Central Warriors vs. Grand Junction Tigers
The Grand Junction Central Warriors are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Grand Junction Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Grand Junction Central is leaving town to face Grand Junction after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Grand Junction Central received a blow on Thursday as they fell 37-19 to Fruita Monument. 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.
Meanwhile, while Grand Junction put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Rifle. Grand Junction blew past Rifle, posting a 48-0 win at home.
Among those leading the charge was 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.
Grand Junction Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Junction when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 21-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Junction Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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