Football Preview: Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans vs. Regis Jesuit Raiders
The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans and the Regis Jesuit Raiders are set to duel on Friday.
Fountain-Fort Carson will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 49-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Douglas County by a score of 20-17. That makes it the first time this season the Trojans have let down their home crowd.
Fountain-Fort Carson might have lost, but man, Da'Kari Releford Jr was a machine: he rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, while Regis Jesuit put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Chaparral. Regis Jesuit blew past Chaparral 40-0 on the road. That 40 point margin sets a new team best for the Raiders this season.
Among those leading the charge was Luke Rubley, who threw for 230 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Regis Jesuit didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Justin Steinbeck. He also made six total tackles, which is notable because Regis Jesuit is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
The defeat snapped Fountain-Fort Carson's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Regis Jesuit, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-3.
Fountain-Fort Carson was taken down by Regis Jesuit 45-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fountain-Fort Carson was down 31-0.
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