Football Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Green Mountain Rams
Two dominant backs in Ian Pennock and Demetreus Padilla are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Severance Silver Knights are on the road again on Friday to play the Green Mountain Rams at 6:00 p.m. Severance's defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so Green Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Severance is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Palisade by a score of 10-3.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 38-7 victory over the Roughriders. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Green Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Simon Lunsford, who threw for 239 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. Those 42 rushing yards gave Lunsford a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Drew Contreras, who gained 151 total yards and a touchdown.
Green Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Severance, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Severance suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to Green Mountain when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Severance avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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