The Fruita Monument Wildcats will challenge the Chaparral Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fruita Monument, who comes in off a win.
Fruita Monument will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points back in August, then bounced right back against Grand Junction Central two weeks ago. Fruita Monument strolled past Grand Junction Central with points to spare, taking the game 37-19.
The critical scores for Fruita Monument came from Heath Shaneman, Landen Phillips, and Brycen Crabb.
Fruita Monument's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Judah Elliss and Karson Weddle.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Chaparral's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 28-0 to Castle View, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Sabercats are ranked 17th).
Despite their defeat, Chaparral saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Gerik Ashford, who rushed for 133 yards, was perhaps the best of all.
The win got Fruita Monument back to even at 1-1. As for Chaparral, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
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