The Rocky Mountain Lobos will take on the Brighton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocky Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Brighton will be coming in after a loss.
Rocky Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Poudre 43-6 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Lobos considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Brighton fought the good fight in their overtime game against Bear Creek on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 20-19 to the Bears. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Defeat or not, Brighton got some senior leadership from Blake George and Jeremiah Ramos. George rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Ramos rushed for 108 yards. That's the most rushing yards Ramos has posted since back in October of 2023.
Rocky Mountain now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Rocky Mountain strolled past Brighton when the teams last played back in September of 2015 by a score of 32-15. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Brighton's Brady Jacovetta, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rocky Mountain to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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