Fossil Ridge and Rocky Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will square off against the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fossil Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
Fossil Ridge is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Legacy: they outscored them in every quarter. Fossil Ridge put the hurt on Legacy with a sharp 34-10 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the SaberCats.
Fossil Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marcus Mozer, who picked up 168 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Mozer was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 58 yards. Nick Kubat was another key passer, throwing for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fossil Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Fossil Ridge wouldn't let Legacy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fossil Ridge can thank Mason Griffin and Noah Beck for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 43 points the game before, Rocky Mountain was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell to Brighton 12-7. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Lobos couldn't quite close it out.
The victory got Fossil Ridge back to even at 3-3. As for Rocky Mountain, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Fossil Ridge strolled past Rocky Mountain when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-7. Will Fossil Ridge repeat their success, or does Rocky Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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