Fountain-Fort Carson has gone 6-0 against Chaparral recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will challenge the Chaparral Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Fountain-Fort Carson and four for Chaparral.
Fountain-Fort Carson is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Legend on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fountain-Fort Carson was beaten by Legend 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Titans are ranked sixth).
Fountain-Fort Carson might have lost, but man, Da'Kari Releford Jr was a machine: he rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Releford Jr's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-8, which was the final score in Chaparral's tilt against Pine Creek on Friday. The Wolverines were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-0.
Fountain-Fort Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Fountain-Fort Carson against Chaparral in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fountain-Fort Carson since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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