Rock Canyon fought the good fight in their overtime match against Castle View on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Castle View Sabercats were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 23-22 defeat. The Jaguars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sabercats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Mason Mills and Tyler Meyer certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Mills rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns, while Meyer rushed for 129 yards. Meyer is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season.
Even though they lost, Rock Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Camden Tobler was a one-man wrecking crew for Castle View as he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Tobler a new career-high in rushing yards.
Rock Canyon's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Castle View, their record is now 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rock Canyon will venture away from home to square off against Mountain Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Rock Canyon likes a good challenge. As for Castle View, they are taking a road trip to face off against ThunderRidge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Castle View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
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