If Cheyenne Mountain was feeling good fresh off their 56-6 takedown of Thornton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks took a 32-15 bruising from the Grand Junction Tigers on Friday. While the Red-Tailed Hawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 8-0 in the first quarter.
Tyler Kriss and Sam Hawker certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Kriss gained 69 total yards and two touchdowns, while Hawker threw for 97 yards and a touchdown.
Leading Grand Junction to victory were Mathias Martinez and Will Applegate. Martinez rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown, while Applegate rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Martinez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 126 rushing yards.
Cheyenne Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Grand Junction, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Cheyenne Mountain will venture away from home to square off against Gateway at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season. As for Grand Junction, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 34-6 win against Sand Creek on the 31st.
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