The Vista Ridge Wolves will square off against the Pueblo West Cyclones at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Vista Ridge: 15.8, Pueblo West: 9.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Vista Ridge's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Columbine offense got past them. Vista Ridge took a blow against Columbine on Thursday, falling 42-7. The loss was the Wolves' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Pueblo West put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lutheran 47-21. Considering the Cyclones have won three matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Ray Lockett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. Brock Keck was Ray Lockett's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pueblo West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pueblo West's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Jason Marquez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Having lost for the first time this season, Vista Ridge fell to 3-1. As for Pueblo West, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Vista Ridge has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 186.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pueblo West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 281.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Vista Ridge against Pueblo West in their previous matchup back in September of 2015 as the team secured a 55-7 victory. In that match, Vista Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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