The Brush Beetdiggers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yuma Outlaws at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Brush nor Yuma posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Brush is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Wray at home and fell 28-0. While losing is never fun, the Beetdiggers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Eagles are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Yuma didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Torrington on Friday, but they still walked away with a 8-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Outlaws.
Yuma can attribute much of their success to Jonathan Thomson, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Thomson really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles in addition to snagging an interception.
Yuma's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Thomson and Iann Duran.
Brush's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Yuma, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Brush against Yuma in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 28-0 victory. Will Brush repeat their success, or does Yuma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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