After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Yuma is finally coming home. After each having a week off, they and the Torrington Trailblazers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Yuma finally turned things around against Roaring Fork last Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 50-7 win over the Rams. With the Outlaws ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yuma to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonathan Thomson, who rushed for 114 yards on only 13 carries. Thomson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions. Adrian Carranza was another key back, rushing for 26 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Yuma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roaring Fork only rushed for 67.
Yuma's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Thomson led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Torrington faced Wheatland in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Torrington blew past Wheatland 26-6.
Yuma's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Torrington, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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