Cheyenne Wells put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 55-12 victory over the Eads Eagles at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Eagles are ranked 31st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cheyenne Wells didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ethen Garay and Trey Scheler. Scheler also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 188.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cheyenne Wells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eads only rushed for 56.
Although Eads took the loss, they still got scores from Karsten Buller and Case Nelson.
Cheyenne Wells' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Eads, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Granada at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They know how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Cheyenne Wells like a good challenge. As for Eads, they will head out to challenge Kit Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eads is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season.
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