Football Recap: Rangely Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with West Grand

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 2:14pm

Football Recap: Rangely Panthers vs. West Grand Mustangs

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On Friday, Rangely faced West Grand in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rangely Panthers fell 24-14 to the West Grand Mustangs. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.

Rangely's loss came despite strong showings from Jordan Irwin and Bradley Lambros. Irwin gained 130 total yards and a touchdown, while Lambros rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown.

Rangely didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Irwin and Izaiah Moody. Another thorn in West Grand's side was Braden Lucas, who made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).

Rangely's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for West Grand, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withHayden at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season. As for West Grand, they will face off against Soroco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Grand's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Soroco's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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