Rock Canyon was the 29-19 winner over Douglas County when they last played one another back in September of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Rock Canyon Jaguars took a hard 38-21 fall against the Douglas County Huskies on Friday. The loss was the Jaguars' first of the season.
Tyler Meyer and Brandon Stout certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Meyer rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns, while Stout rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 66 yards.
Even though they lost, Rock Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Roman Saiz went supernova for Douglas County, picking up 230 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Adragna, who threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rock Canyon fell to 2-1. As for Douglas County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Rock Canyon will welcome Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Canyon is facing Grandview at the right time seeing as Grandview is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Douglas County, they are taking a road trip to face off against Castle View at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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