Two dominant signal callers in Bryce Riehl and Gavin Ray Lockett are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Mesa Ridge will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 48-point they dealt Widefield on Saturday. Mesa Ridge breezed by Widefield on the road to the tune of 62-14. The Grizzlies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Pueblo West put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 56-14 victory over Doherty on the road. The Cyclones might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 26 points or more this season.
Ray Lockett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 44 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Siebert also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 352 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Pueblo West's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Grant Sonntag with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Pueblo West got some further help from Matthew Zeck: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Mesa Ridge's record is now 5-1. As for Pueblo West, their record is now 6-0.
Mesa Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Pueblo West in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 36-34. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ray Lockett, who rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mesa Ridge still be able to contain Ray Lockett? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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