The Kofa Kings will square off against the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kofa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 17 straight losses, while Shadow Mountain will come in with three straight wins.
Kofa is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Dysart on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kofa was dealt a 48-7 defeat at the hands of Dysart.
Meanwhile, Shadow Mountain humbled Valley Lutheran with a 35-6 victory. Considering the Matadors have won three games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sean Collins was a one-man wrecking crew for Shadow Mountain as he rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Collins has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shadow Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 207.
Kofa's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Shadow Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Kofa took a serious blow against Shadow Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 51-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Collins, who rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Kofa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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