The Grand Junction Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Durango Demons at 7:00 p.m. Grand Junction's defense has only allowed 10.2 points per game this season, so Durango's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Grand Junction will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Fruita Monument, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. In a tight game that could have gone either way, Grand Junction made off with a 28-27 victory over Fruita Monument. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Grand Junction's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Will Applegate, who threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns, and Drew Marsh, who picked up 76 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mathias Martinez helped Applegate out on the ground, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Durango). They took down Palisade 32-14 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Demons.
The critical scores for Durango came from Cully Feeney, Mason J Miller, Peyton Dike, and Dike.
Grand Junction's record is now 4-0. As for Durango, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Grand Junction has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Durango, though, as they've been averaging only 96.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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