After losing to Gunnison the last time they met, North Fork decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The North Fork Miners walked away with an 18-7 win over the Gunnison Cowboys on Friday.
The critical scores for North Fork came from Joe Hollembeak and Braeden Flores.
North Fork's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Payson Miller was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game. Jakob Carver was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
North Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
The victory got North Fork back to even at 2-2. As for Gunnison, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
North Fork will head out on the road to take on Olathe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Fork's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Olathe's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Gunnison, they will be playing at home against Montezuma-Cortez at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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