Compass Academy hasn't had much luck against Crane recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Compass Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five last Friday.
Compass Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Alpine last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Compass Academy lost 47-23 to Alpine.
Despite the loss, Compass Academy saw an underclassman step up: VALOIS TERCERO rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Those 130 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for TERCERO.
Even though they lost, Compass Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crane). They claimed a resounding 48-7 win over Anthony on the road. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cranes as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Compass Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Crane, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-5.
Compass Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Crane when the teams last played back in September, winning 35-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crane's Tyson Brents, who threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Compass Academy still be able to contain Brents? There's only one way to find out.
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