Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask The Classical Academy). They blew past the La Junta Tigers 46-0 on the road on Saturday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Tigers are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Schipfer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Andrew Brown was another key player, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: The Classical Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The Classical Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for La Junta, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
After each having a week off, The Classical Academy and Lincoln will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on October 4th. The Classical Academy is facing Lincoln at the right time seeing as Lincoln is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for La Junta, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lamar at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Lamar will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something La Junta surely won't give up without a fight.
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