Two dominant backs in Clay Crawford and Jacob Pacheco are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Meeker Cowboys will take on the Monte Vista Pirates in a tournament on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Meeker sitting on seven straight wins and Monte Vista on five.
Meeker is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Grand Valley 53-6. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won six matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
Crawford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 90 yards. Cade Blunt was another key back, rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Meeker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meeker wouldn't let Grand Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Meeker can thank Tristin Rollins and Blunt for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista's offense rose to the challenge against a Falcons defense that boasted an average of only 11.33 points allowed on Friday. Monte Vista came out on top against Centauri by a score of 36-26.
Pacheco was his usual excellent self, rushing for 216 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Azariah Hurtado, who picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meeker's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Monte Vista, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-2.
Everything went Meeker's way against Monte Vista in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, as Meeker made off with a 30-7 victory. Will Meeker repeat their success, or does Monte Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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