The Thompson Valley Eagles will face off against the Pomona Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Thompson Valley will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Thompson Valley will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Roosevelt, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Thompson Valley came out on top against Roosevelt by a score of 28-21 last Thursday.
Among those leading the charge was Triston Hill, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Finley Lucas was in the mix too, providing Thompson Valley with two touchdowns.
Thompson Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Thompson Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Seth Kastl was especially locked on to Roosevelt's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Pomona had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Friday. They blew past the Mustangs 49-6. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Pomona found their leader in sophomore Tucker Ingersoll, who threw for 276 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Emmitt Munson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 93 receiving yards.
Pomona wouldn't let Fort Morgan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pomona can thank Patrick Martinez and Connor Craver for forcing both of them.
Thompson Valley pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.7 points per game. As for Pomona, their record is now 7-2.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Thompson Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 225.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pomona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 244.4. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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