Football Preview: Pine Creek Eagles vs. Loveland Red Wolves
The Pine Creek Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Loveland Red Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pine Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Cherokee Trail, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Pine Creek was ranked ninth). Pine Creek claimed a resounding 56-14 win over Cherokee Trail on the road.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Cameron Cooper and his top target Brady Walden. Cooper rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only five carries while Walden gained 80 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Elijah Roy also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Loveland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mountain View 15-12. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red Wolves have posted against the Mountain Lions since September 12, 2014.
Ryder Eastin was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 124 yards while completing 80% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 63 yards.
The win got Pine Creek back to even at 1-1. As for Loveland, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Pine Creek skirted past Loveland 10-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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