The Castle View Sabercats will venture away from home to challenge the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Castle View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Castle View took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 23-22 win over Rock Canyon. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Sabercats were the better team in the second half.
Camden Tobler was a one-man wrecking crew for Castle View as he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Those 110 rushing yards gave Tobler a new career-high.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Castle View, adding 11 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Christian Montero: he added nine points with three field goals, and another two kicking extra points.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of Valor Christian. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Eagles are ranked third).
Castle View pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for ThunderRidge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Castle View against ThunderRidge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-7 win. In that match, Castle View amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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