Football Preview: The Classical Academy Titans vs. La Junta Tigers
The Classical Academy Titans will head out to challenge the La Junta Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Classical Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, The Classical Academy strolled past Elizabeth with points to spare, taking the game 35-20.
Andrew Brown was a one-man wrecking crew for The Classical Academy as he rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 208 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Brown has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Classical Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The Classical Academy wouldn't let Elizabeth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. The Classical Academy can thank Andrew Richins and Braden Godoy for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, La Junta took a blow against Strasburg on Friday, falling 46-14. The Tigers were down 40-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The Classical Academy's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for La Junta, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
Everything came up roses for The Classical Academy against La Junta in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 45-7 win. In that game, The Classical Academy amassed a halftime lead of 31-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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