Discovery Canyon entered their tilt with Pueblo South on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 49-40 victory over the Pueblo South Colts. That's more bragging rights for the Thunder, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hayden Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 142 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Reilly Strain was Jones' top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Discovery Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Pueblo South still got an impressive performance from Caeden Herrera, who threw for 456 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards. Herrera has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Jake Pisciotta was Herrera's top target, picking up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Discovery Canyon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Pueblo South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Discovery Canyon has already played their next game, a 28-20 victory against Pueblo East on the 16th. As for Pueblo South, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 30-7 defeat against Mead on the 16th.
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