Two dominant wideouts in Jarrett Brown and Jeremaih Green are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Reagan County Owls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Colorado Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reagan County has three straight victories, Colorado has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Reagan County earned a 20-7 win over Sonora. The 20-point effort marked the Owls' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Reagan County had a senior duo take command as Brown rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry and Chris Johnson rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Brown's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Reagan County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Reagan County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nicholas Franklin, John Hodge, and Alfredo Hidalgo picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a victory for Colorado just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 53-20 loss at the hands of Ozona. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-14.
Reagan County's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Colorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Reagan County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Colorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 191.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Reagan County took a serious blow against Colorado in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, falling 51-0. Thankfully for Reagan County, Markis Monroe (who threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 86 yards on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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