The Discovery Canyon Thunder will head out to face off against the Thompson Valley Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Discovery Canyon sitting on eight straight victories and Thompson Valley on 11.
Discovery Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Pueblo East by a score of 28-20.
It was another big night for Hayden Jones, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
Discovery Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Thompson Valley's and Holy Family's contest on Saturday was close at halftime, but Thompson Valley turned on the heat in the second half with 35 points. Thompson Valley blew past Holy Family 38-14. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Joseph Urrutia went supernova for Thompson Valley, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Urrutia has posted since back in September. Triston Hill got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Thompson Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Hill picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Thompson Valley pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.2 points per game. As for Discovery Canyon, their record is now 9-2.
Discovery Canyon came up short against Thompson Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 21-17. Thankfully for Discovery Canyon, Riley Suarez (who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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