Two dominant backs in Mathias Price and Albert Medina are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Regis Jesuit Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fountain-Fort Carson put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They breezed by Chaparral at home to the tune of 35-6. Given Fountain-Fort Carson's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while Chaparral is ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fountain-Fort Carson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Price, who rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Price hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Keits , who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Regis Jesuit fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They strolled past Legend with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 27-10.
Fountain-Fort Carson's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Regis Jesuit, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Fountain-Fort Carson was able to grind out a solid win over Regis Jesuit in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, winning 21-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Regis Jesuit's Dylan Mccollough, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 56 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Fountain-Fort Carson to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
