The Soroco Rams will challenge the Hayden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Soroco has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight defeats, while Hayden will come in with three straight wins.
Soroco's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Grand on Friday. They were dealt a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Mustangs are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hayden). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Rangely 72-30. The game was the first time the Tigers have beaten the Panthers on their field since October 7, 2016.
Hayden's win came from a few key players Soroco will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Danek DeMorat, who rushed for 216 yards and four TDs while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Peyton Johnson, who rushed for 204 yards and three scores on only 14 carries.
Hayden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 526 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Soroco's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hayden, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Soroco took a serious blow against Hayden when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 60-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 29 yards and one TD. Now that the Rams know 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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