The Fleming Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Caliche Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fleming is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.3 points per game this season.
Fleming is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Idalia, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Fleming was ranked 25th). Fleming had to suffer through a 77-22 loss at the hands of Idalia. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Fleming might have lost, but man, Grant Kuntz was a machine: he picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 61 yards.
Fleming wouldn't let Idalia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Peter Brekel, Conner Marchant, and Pierson Japp picked up one apiece. Brekel has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last ten times he's played.
Meanwhile, Caliche waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They slipped by the Falcons 35-34.
Fleming's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Caliche, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
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