Grand County hasn't had much luck against San Juan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grand County Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Juan Broncos at 7:00 p.m.
Grand County is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Delta, falling 41-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Red Devils were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, San Juan waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Rams 71-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Broncos, who have now won five games by 35 points or more so far this season.
San Juan's success was spearheaded by the efforts of JD Palmer, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and Jagger Nieves, who gained 175 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Nieves a new career-high in rushing yards. Javin Montella was in the mix too, providing San Juan with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, San Juan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
San Juan's defense made their presence known, laying out Kanyon Okerlund. five times. Leading the way was Branten Bethea with two sacks.
Grand County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for San Juan, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Grand County has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 182.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, San Juan has preferred to attack from the air: they average 278.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Grand County was taken down by San Juan 62-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Grand County was down 55-0.
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