Thompson Valley is 0-5 against Fort Morgan since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Thompson Valley Eagles will take on the Fort Morgan Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Thompson Valley will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, everything went Thompson Valley's way against Mountain View as Thompson Valley made off with a 27-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thompson Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tim Slover, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Chase, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Thompson Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Fort Morgan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Roosevelt, falling 21-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Mustangs haven't been shut out since back in August.
Thompson Valley pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fort Morgan, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Thompson Valley took a serious blow against Fort Morgan in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, falling 60-14. Thankfully for Thompson Valley, Briggs Wheatley (who rushed for 175 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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