The Durango Demons will square off against the Liberty Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Durango is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Durango's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 58-0 victory over Air Academy. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Kadets are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Durango found their leader in underclassman Grady Feeney, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 110 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Feeney. Julius Arredondo was in the mix too, providing Durango with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Durango was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Durango wouldn't let Air Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Walker Jones led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Braxton Waddell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Wyatt Bartel was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Rampart 33-0.
Durango is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Durango against Liberty in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 49-17 win. Does Durango have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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