Football Preview: Reagan County Owls vs. Christoval Cougars
The Reagan County Owls will square off against the Christoval Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Reagan County took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took down Ozona 44-28.
Reagan County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chris Johnson, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Jarrett Brown was another key player, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Reagan County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Reagan County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kason Brown and Alfredo Hidalgo.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Christoval). They really took it to Colorado for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-14 victory at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 21 point advantage.
Christoval had a senior duo take command as Stanton McGlothlin rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and Manuel Riojas rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Riojas also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles.
Christoval wouldn't let Colorado keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Christoval can thank Ronin Johnson and Riojas for forcing both of them.
Reagan County pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Christoval, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Reagan County was taken down by Christoval 42-13 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Reagan County 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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