The Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Brush Beetdiggers at 7:00 p.m. The Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
The Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Arvada to the tune of 63-18 on Thursday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
It was another big night for Jacob Arzberger, who rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119.4 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jase Farmer, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
The Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amador Lopez and Andres Mendoza.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Brush's offense. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 14-0 to Weld Central. The shutout was out of character for the Beetdiggers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Brush, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
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