Canyon hasn't had much luck against Judson recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Canyon Cougars will head out to face off against the Judson Rockets at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Canyon's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Canyon will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 21) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past East Central 43-40. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, after only three points in their last game, Judson made sure to put some points up on the board against San Marcos on Friday. Judson breezed by San Marcos on the road to the tune of 55-3. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 48-0.
Kayden Graham was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Favela, who threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Judson, they moved to 2-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Canyon was dealt a bruising 44-13 defeat at the hands of Judson in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Canyon, Mike Chandler Ii (who rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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