The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will square off against the Pueblo Centennial Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pueblo Centennial took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cheyenne Mountain, who comes in off a win.
Cheyenne Mountain is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 victory over Widefield at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Red-Tailed Hawks had established a 20 point advantage.
Cheyenne Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tyler Kriss led the charge by rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Sam Hawker, who rushed for 87 yards on only seven carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheyenne Mountain was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 410 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cheyenne Mountain's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Donny Lund and his two. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Pueblo Centennial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of La Junta.
Everything came up roses for Cheyenne Mountain against Pueblo Centennial in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-0 win. Does Cheyenne Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pueblo Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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