Football Preview: Pueblo South Colts vs. Discovery Canyon Thunder
Two dominant signal callers in Caeden Herrera and Hayden Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pueblo South Colts will face off against the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pueblo South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
Pueblo South will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker last Friday after a huge 36-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Lewis-Palmer by a score of 28-26. Despite 203 more yards than the Rangers, the Colts couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Herrera, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Pisciotta, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Discovery Canyon waltzed into their match last Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Terrors 56-8. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-8.
Discovery Canyon had a senior duo take command as Samuel Kobayashi gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns and Jones threw for 135 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes. What's more, Kobayashi also racked up 59 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Adrien Beckwith, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Discovery Canyon 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 210 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Pueblo South's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Discovery Canyon, their record now sits at 7-2.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Pueblo South has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Discovery Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 252.9. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pueblo South came up short against Discovery Canyon when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 26-15. Can Pueblo South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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