A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withthe La Junta Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodland Park is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Woodland Park gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Manitou Springs by a score of 14-7. The 14-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger was his usual excellent self, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, La Junta won against Banning Lewis Academy last Friday with 36 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Everything went La Junta's way against Florence as La Junta made off with a 36-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Woodland Park pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for La Junta, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
Woodland Park was dealt a bruising 52-0 defeat at the hands of La Junta in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Woodland Park, Ethan Leyba (who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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