After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Strasburg is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the La Junta Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Strasburg humbled Montezuma-Cortez with a 47-13 victory.
Strasburg's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ayden Dodge, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Another receiver making a difference was Cade Hemphill, who gained 90 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Strasburg's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Jorge Parra and his 2.5. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 2.5 sacks and making ten total tackles. Another thorn in Montezuma-Cortez's side was Ethan Freeman, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led La Junta over Mitchell in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that La Junta blew Mitchell out of the water with a 74-7 final score. With the Tigers ahead 56-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
La Junta can attribute much of their success to Rylan Schmidt, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 17 yards and a touchdown.
La Junta's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dj Brown, Luciano Jimenez, and Monze Alvidres picked up one apiece.
Strasburg's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for La Junta, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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