After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Altamont is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the St. Joseph Jayhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Altamont's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rangely on Friday. They were outmatched by the Panthers on the road and fell 50-0.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph got themselves on the board against Monument Valley on Friday, but Monument Valley never followed suit. They really took it to the Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-0 victory at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Jayhawks had established a 69 point advantage.
Gunner Windsor was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Joseph as he rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 109 yards and four touchdowns on only six passes. Windsor got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible55 yards. Another player making a difference was Koi Simpson, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Joseph wouldn't let Monument Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. St. Joseph can thank Jacob Scehnet and Jordan Coley for forcing all of them. Scehnet also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing two fumbles and making seven total tackles.
Altamont's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Joseph, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Altamont against St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 92-33 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Joseph's Roderick Richards III, who rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Altamont to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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