A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars takes on the Fruita Monument Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rock Canyon will be strutting in after a win while Fruita Monument will be coming in after a loss.
Rock Canyon took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against ThunderRidge by a score of 31-20. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Rock Canyon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Meyer, who rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Meyer is becoming a predictor of Rock Canyon's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Owen Arnold was another key player, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rock Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fruita Monument was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 33-16 fall against Castle View. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Sabercats are ranked 18th).
Although Fruita Monument took the loss, they still got scores from Cooper Rowell and Tatum Williams.
The victory snapped Rock Canyon's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Fruita Monument, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Rock Canyon has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 238.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Fruita Monument struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.3. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Rock Canyon came up short against Fruita Monument in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, falling 36-32. Can Rock Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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