The La Junta Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Strasburg Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
La Junta is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Mitchell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that La Junta blew Mitchell out of the water with a 74-7 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 58 point advantage.
Rylan Schmidt was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 17 yards and a touchdown.
La Junta's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dj Brown, Luciano Jimenez, and Monze Alvidres picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Strasburg humbled Montezuma-Cortez with a 47-13 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Strasburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayden Dodge, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Cade Hemphill was in the mix as well, providing Strasburg with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Strasburg's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jorge Parra was especially locked on to Montezuma-Cortez's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Parra also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 2.5 sacks and making ten total tackles. Another thorn in Montezuma-Cortez's side was Ethan Freeman, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
La Junta's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Strasburg, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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