Football Preview: Rocky Mountain Lobos vs. Fairview Knights
Rocky Mountain hasn't had much luck against Fairview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rocky Mountain Lobos will look to defend their home field against the Fairview Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rocky Mountain took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They really took it to Prairie View for the full four quarters, racking up a 28-0 win. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 28 points or more this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Yusuf Muhammad and he. Muhammad rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Cody Arnett a new career-high in rushing yards (100).
Meanwhile, Fairview put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Fossil Ridge 29-26. The 29-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jordan Rechel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 126 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 54 receiving yards. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Fairview didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Toray Davis and Wyatt Keegan.
The victory snapped Rocky Mountain's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Fairview, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Rocky Mountain was taken down by Fairview 64-22 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rechel, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards. Now that Rocky Mountain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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