After each having a week off, the Lamar Thunder and the La Junta Tigers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Lamar nor La Junta posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
La Junta is hoping to do what Burlington couldn't last Friday: put an end to Lamar's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Lamar pulled ahead with a 7-6 photo finish over Burlington. While the Thunder didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lamar'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 Cael Buxton and Cason Pollart.
Meanwhile, La Junta fell victim to The Classical Academy and their airtight defense last Saturday. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of the Titans. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
Lamar's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for La Junta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Lamar couldn't quite finish off La Junta in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 24-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Junta's Rylan Schmidt, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Lamar knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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