The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will venture away from home to take on the Arapahoe Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully ThunderRidge focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, ThunderRidge had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Cherokee Trail. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Arapahoe faced Heritage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Arapahoe strolled past Heritage with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. The high-scoring effort was just what the Warriors needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Trajan Frasier went supernova for Arapahoe, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Frasier has posted since back in September of 2023. Jayden Tackitt handled things on the ground, rushing for 91 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Arapahoe's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Owen Sherrod, Brody Sieck, and Braeden Snow picked up two apiece. Arapahoe got some further help from Connor Gilchrist: he made 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.
ThunderRidge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Arapahoe, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
ThunderRidge didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Arapahoe in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 23-17 victory. Does ThunderRidge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arapahoe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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