The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will face off against the Castle View Sabercats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. ThunderRidge will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
ThunderRidge's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Valor Christian on Friday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 47-0. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Eagles are ranked third).
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Castle View ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 23-22 photo finish over Rock Canyon. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Sabercats were the better team in the second half.
Camden Tobler was a one-man wrecking crew for Castle View as he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Those 110 rushing yards gave Tobler a new career-high.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. All those points came courtesy of Christian Montero: he added nine points with three field goals, and another two kicking extra points.
ThunderRidge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Castle View, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
ThunderRidge was taken down by Castle View 49-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point ThunderRidge was down 28-0.
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