Football Preview: North Fork Miners vs. Meeker Cowboys
North Fork is 1-9 against Meeker since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Fork Miners will be playing at home against the Meeker Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with North Fork sitting on three straight wins and Meeker on four.
North Fork's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took down Cedaredge 14-0.
North Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Meeker over Roaring Fork in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Meeker blew Roaring Fork out of the water with a 40-0 final score. With that victory, the Cowboys brought their scoring average up to 27.5 points per game.
Clay Crawford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Blunt, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Meeker didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Said Rodriguez and Tyler Sanders.
North Fork's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Meeker, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. North Fork has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 246 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Meeker struggles in that department as they've been averaging 233.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
North Fork and Meeker were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, but North Fork suffered an agonizing 36-35 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crawford, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns. Now that North Fork knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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