The Manitou Springs Mustangs will take on the Forge Christian Fury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Manitou Springs ended up a good deal behind Valley and lost 28-14. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Forge Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 50-6 victory over Kent Denver at home. Fans of the Fury have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Sullivan Strange was his usual excellent self, throwing for 267 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing, while also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Euli Tafoya, who gained 180 total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Forge Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Forge Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Dante Vigil was especially locked on to Kent Denver's QB and sacked him twice.
Having lost for the first time this season, Manitou Springs fell to 2-1. As for Forge Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Manitou Springs was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of Forge Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Manitou Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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