A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Rock Canyon Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fruita Monument is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Fruita Monument ended up a good deal behind Castle View and lost 33-16. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Sabercats are ranked 18th).
Although Fruita Monument took the loss, they still got scores from Cooper Rowell and Tatum Williams.
Meanwhile, Rock Canyon hadn't done well against ThunderRidge recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Rock Canyon came out on top against ThunderRidge by a score of 31-20. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Rock Canyon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Meyer, who rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Meyer is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 106 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Arnold, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rock Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Fruita Monument's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Rock Canyon, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Fruita Monument has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 186.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rock Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 238.3. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Fruita Monument didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Rock Canyon in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, but they still walked away with a 36-32 victory. Will Fruita Monument repeat their success, or does Rock Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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