Two dominant backs in Brock Narva and Tyler Meyer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Chatfield Chargers will face off against the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Chatfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Columbine, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Chatfield was ranked 18th). Chatfield was outmatched by Columbine on the road and fell 42-13. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Valor Christian 59-7.
Despite the loss, Rock Canyon got top-tier performance from Meyer, who rushed for 233 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Meyer a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Arnold, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Rock Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Chatfield's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3. As for Rock Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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