After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Arapahoe is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arapahoe will be strutting in after a win while ThunderRidge will be coming in after a defeat.
Arapahoe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Heritage, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Arapahoe was ranked 11th). Arapahoe enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over Heritage on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Warriors needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Trajan Frasier had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Tackitt, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
Arapahoe's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sam Johnson and Anthony Clouatre. Connor Gilchrist was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arapahoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage only rushed for 47.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge took a blow against Cherokee Trail on Friday, falling 35-7. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Arapahoe back to even at 1-1. As for ThunderRidge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Arapahoe came up short against ThunderRidge when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 23-17. Can Arapahoe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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