Two dominant backs in Gavin Street and Tj Eurich are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The South Park Burros will welcome the Simla Cubs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Park is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
South Park played against St. Mary's and lost via forfeit.
Simla is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Elbert, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Simla was ranked seventh). Simla breezed by Elbert to the tune of 54-6 on Saturday. The Cubs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 28 points or more this season.
Simla had a senior duo take command as Eurich gained 154 total yards and three touchdowns and Caston Cox threw for 144 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes. Eurich's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Ethan Kissam was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Simla didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Treven Kocerha.
South Park's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Simla, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
South Park was dealt a bruising 52-8 loss at the hands of Simla when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cox, who threw for 177 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that South Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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