Two dominant backs in Tyler Meyer and Brock Narva are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rock Canyon Jaguars will challenge the Chatfield Chargers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rock Canyon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Rock Canyon is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Valor Christian last Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rock Canyon was dealt a 59-7 defeat at the hands of Valor Christian. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Eagles are ranked third).
Rock Canyon might have lost, but man, Meyer was a machine: he rushed for 233 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Those 233 rushing yards gave Meyer a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Owen Arnold, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Rock Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chatfield took a blow against Columbine last Friday, falling 42-13. The Chargers were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Rock Canyon's record now sits at 4-6. As for Chatfield, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3.
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