Football Recap: Pine Creek Eagles vs. Chaparral Wolverines
Pine Creek won the last time they faced Chaparral, and things went their way on Friday too. The Pine Creek Eagles took their game at home with ease, bagging a 49-8 win over the Chaparral Wolverines. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Pine Creek was led to victory by Xavier Lukes and Caleb Petree. Lukes rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while Petree rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lukes a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pine Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pine Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Plunkett and Jeremy Dedig.
The victory made it two in a row for Pine Creek and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Chaparral, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pine Creek will host Regis Jesuit at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 815 yards in their previous games. As for Chaparral, they will square off against Fountain-Fort Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chaparral is facing Fountain-Fort Carson at the right time seeing as Fountain-Fort Carson is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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