The La Junta Tigers will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Mitchell Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on La Junta, who comes in off a win.
La Junta is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Pueblo Centennial. La Junta claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Pueblo Centennial on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
Rylan Schmidt had a dynamite game for La Junta, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 36 yards and a touchdown. Schmidt's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, La Junta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Mitchell couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by Arvada at home and fell 54-7.
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