The Rocky Mountain Lobos will face off against the Prairie View Thunderhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, Rocky Mountain came up short against Fort Collins and fell 28-20.
Although Rocky Mountain took the loss, they still got scores from Cody Arnett, Yusuf Muhammad, and Peyton Matkin.
Rocky Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Erik Jacobson and Ryan Olsen. Olsen also snagged an interception, which is notable because Rocky Mountain is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-4 otherwise. Rocky Mountain got some further help from Brady Swigert: he forced a fumble and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, a win for Prairie View just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Fossil Ridge on the road and fell 45-13. While losing is never fun, the Thunderhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the SaberCats are ranked 25th).
Rocky Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Prairie View, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Rocky Mountain against Prairie View when the teams last played back in October of 2020, as the squad secured a 28-0 victory. Will Rocky Mountain repeat their success, or does Prairie View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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