With a playoff win on the line, Fountain-Fort Carson rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Cherokee Trail Cougars by a score of 14-7 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For the Trojans, this counts as revenge for the 35-17 victory the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2019.
Da'Kari Releford Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and one TD while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Fountain-Fort Carson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They are a perfect 6-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fountain-Fort Carson's defense and their five sacks. Faleulu Leatiota was especially locked on to Cherokee Trail's QB and sacked him twice.
When it comes to explaining why Cherokee Trail lost, don't look at Logan Posey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards.
Fountain-Fort Carson's record now sits at 8-3. As for Cherokee Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Looking ahead, Fountain-Fort Carson will challenge Cherry Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Bruins have now posted at least 31 points in their last eight contests. Cherokee Trail does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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