The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Coronado Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cheyenne Mountain will be strutting in after a victory while Coronado will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Cheyenne Mountain took their match at home with ease, bagging a 55-11 win over Pueblo Centennial.
Cheyenne Mountain got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Caden Vinson out in front who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Vinson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Rojas, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Coronado lost 39-14 to Lewis-Palmer on Friday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Rangers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Thomas Sanchez, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Zen Groves also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 106 receiving yards.
Cheyenne Mountain's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Cheyenne Mountain against Coronado when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 45-18 victory. In that game, Cheyenne Mountain amassed a halftime lead of 31-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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