The Canon City Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Harrison Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Canon City was just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to Cheyenne Mountain. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Red-Tailed Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Canon City got top-tier performance from Jake Adamic, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 56 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harrison). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Sierra 46-6 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Jeilo Hamenyimana continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Darion Marion, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harrison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Canon City fell to 2-1. As for Harrison, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Canon City has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 243.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Harrison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 196.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Canon City's way against Harrison when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Canon City made off with a 54-28 win. Does Canon City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harrison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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