The Grand Junction Tigers will challenge the Centaurus Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Grand Junction is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Thornton 57-7 on the road on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
Grand Junction found their leader in underclassman Eziah Morales, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Morales really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. Will Applegate was another key player, rushing for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Junction was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 457 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, while Centaurus put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Gateway. Centaurus breezed by Gateway at home to the tune of 40-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Warriors as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The victory made it two in a row for Grand Junction and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Centaurus, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Grand Junction came up short against Centaurus in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 20-7. Can Grand Junction avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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