After flying high against Littleton last Thursday, Jefferson came back down to earth. The Jefferson Saints fell just short of the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners by a score of 24-22 on Thursday. The Saints gained 184 more yards on the day, but it was the Miners that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Jefferson lost, don't look at Demitrias Martinez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 133 yards on 14 of 20 attempts. Martinez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (87 yards to be exact) went to Jacob Ballejos.
Machaon Puga went supernova for Prospect Ridge Academy, rushing for 102 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Puga a new career-high in rushing yards.
Jefferson now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, the win snapped their losing streak at 11 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-2 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jefferson will welcome Denver West at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, they will challenge Roaring Fork at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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