The La Junta Tigers will challenge The Classical Academy Titans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Friday, La Junta took a blow against Strasburg, falling 46-14. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, The Classical Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 35-20 win over Elizabeth.
Andrew Brown went supernova for The Classical Academy, rushing for 91 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 208 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Brown has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, The Classical Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
The Classical Academy wouldn't let Elizabeth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. The Classical Academy can thank Andrew Richins and Braden Godoy for forcing both of them.
Having lost for the first time this season, La Junta fell to 2-1. As for The Classical Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
La Junta took a serious blow against The Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 45-7. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point La Junta was down 31-0.
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