Grand Junction Central has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on The Windsor Wizards at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Grand Junction Central got themselves on the board against Skyline, but Skyline never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-0 victory over the Falcons.
The team won by holding Skyline to a paltry 246 yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to Grand Junction Central's ability to keep the quarterback under pressure: the team laid him out four times before it was all said and done. Skyline's QB won't forget Parker Haile anytime soon given Haile sacked him four times.
Meanwhile, Windsor had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They strolled past Loveland with points to spare, taking the game 28-10.
Mikey Munn had a dynamite game for Windsor, rushing for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
Grand Junction Central now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Windsor, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 7-2.
Saturday's game might be decided on the ground as these two are both standouts in the run game. Grand Junction Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 164.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been even better at 242 per game. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Grand Junction Central came up short against Windsor in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Grand Junction Central, Jaden Thomas (who rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
