The Vail Christian Saints will head out to challenge the West Grand Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Vail Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mancos, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Vail Christian was ranked 21st). Vail Christian was dealt a 50-6 loss at the hands of Mancos on Saturday. The match marked the Saints' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Grand put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Soroco for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-8 victory at home. With the Mustangs ahead 42-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Blake Terryberry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 188 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles. Jack Burton was another key player, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Grand was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
West Grand didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joe Probst and John Butler.
Vail Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for West Grand, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Vail Christian was dealt a bruising 44-14 loss at the hands of West Grand in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Terryberry, who rushed for 91 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Now that Vail Christian 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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