After two games on the road, Grand Junction Central is heading back home. They and the Longmont Trojans are set to duel on Friday.
Grand Junction Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Broomfield on Friday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 42-0. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Longmont). They put the hurt on Skyline with a sharp 48-28 win on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Longmont to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Foot, who picked up 233 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards. Foot torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards. Kolby Holmes was another key passer, throwing for 383 yards and six touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Grand Junction Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Longmont, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Grand Junction Central suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Longmont in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Grand Junction Central, Keegan Patterson (who threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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