The Forge Christian Fury are taking a road trip to square off against the Manitou Springs Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forge Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Forge Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Kent Denver at home to the tune of 50-6 on Friday. With the Fury ahead 43-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Sullivan Strange, who threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Euli Tafoya was another key player, gaining 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.
Meanwhile, Manitou Springs ended up a good deal behind Valley on Friday and lost 28-14. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Forge Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Manitou Springs, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Forge Christian against Manitou Springs when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 56-0 victory. Does Forge Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manitou Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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