Football Preview: Pine Creek Eagles vs. Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans
The Pine Creek Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Creek is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Pine Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Regis Jesuit, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Pine Creek was ranked sixth). Pine Creek strolled past Regis Jesuit with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 28-14.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Fountain-Fort Carson on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Chaparral out of the water with a 48-6 final score. With the Trojans ahead 24-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Fountain-Fort Carson's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Da'Kari Releford Jr, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Colton Camba was another key signal caller, throwing for 152 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Fountain-Fort Carson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Fountain-Fort Carson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Devon Bradford, Michael Recio, and Alexander Rivera picked up one apiece.
Pine Creek's record is now 6-3. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Pine Creek against Fountain-Fort Carson when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Creek since the team 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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