After three games on the road, Canyon Springs is heading back home. They will welcome the Chaparral Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canyon Springs is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since October 26, 2023 on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Del Sol 41-14 on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Canyon Springs found their leader in underclassman Bakari Wilson, who rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Wilson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Tysean Mccraney, who threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Canyon Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 60.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 216.3.
Meanwhile, Chaparral came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Vikings onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory.
Canyon Springs' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-4. As for Chaparral, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything went Canyon Springs' way against Chaparral when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Canyon Springs made off with a 40-14 win. Will Canyon Springs repeat their success, or does Chaparral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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