Football Preview: Simla Cubs vs. South Park Burros
Two dominant backs in Tj Eurich and Gavin Street are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Simla Cubs will head out on the road to challenge the South Park Burros at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Simla is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.6 points per game this season.
Simla is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Elbert, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Simla was ranked seventh). Simla took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 54-6 win over Elbert. Considering the Cubs have won five matches by more than 27 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Simla's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Eurich, who gained 154 total yards and three touchdowns, and Caston Cox, who threw for 144 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes. Eurich's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Kissam, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Simla 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 Treven Kocerha.
South Park played against St. Mary's and lost via forfeit.
Simla is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for South Park, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Simla against South Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 52-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Simla since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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