With a playoff game on the line, Forge Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They breezed by the Meeker Cowboys to the tune of 41-0. Give the Fury's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Sullivan Strange was his usual excellent self, throwing for 208 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards and two touchdowns. Quentin Torres did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 118 receiving yards.
Forge Christian wouldn't let Meeker keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Carson Craig, Brenden Hardy, and Euli Tafoya picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Meeker's side was Dante Vigil, who made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Forge Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Forge Christian pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.6 points per game. As for Meeker, they moved to 8-3 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Forge Christian has already played their next game, a 37-0 victory against Limon on the 23rd. Meeker does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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