Thompson Valley has won 13 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Discovery Canyon has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Thompson Valley Eagles will host the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 1:00 p.m. Thompson Valley's defense has only allowed 5.9 points per game this season, so Discovery Canyon's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Thompson Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Holy Family as Thompson Valley made off with a 38-14 victory. Considering the Eagles have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Joseph Urrutia went supernova for Thompson Valley, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Urrutia has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Garet Hendrickson, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Thompson Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Thompson Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Triston Hill picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Discovery Canyon earned a 28-20 win over Pueblo East on Saturday.
It was another big night for Hayden Jones, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
Discovery Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Thompson Valley, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
Thompson Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Discovery Canyon when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. Will Thompson Valley repeat their success, or does Discovery Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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