After two games on the road, Pueblo West is heading back home. They will welcome the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Pueblo West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Doherty on the road to the tune of 56-14 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Cyclones, who have now won five matches by 26 points or more so far this season.
Gavin Ray Lockett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 44 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Siebert was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pueblo West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was Pueblo West's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Grant Sonntag was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Pueblo West got some further help from Matthew Zeck: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Mesa Ridge waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 62-14 victory over the Gladiators on the road. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Gladiators are ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pueblo West's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Mesa Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Pueblo West couldn't quite finish off Mesa Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 36-34. Can Pueblo West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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