Football Preview: Denver East Angels vs. Columbine Rebels
Denver East has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Columbine has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Denver East Angels will host the Columbine Rebels at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Denver East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Montbello 62-0 at home on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Angels considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Sean Campbell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 103 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Declan MacDonald, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Denver East wouldn't let Montbello keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Denver East can thank JaiVenyce Winston and George Morin for forcing both of them. Winston also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Columbine on the road against Heritage on Friday as the team secured a 44-7 win. That looming 44-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Rebels yet this season.
It was another big night for James Basinger, who rushed for 300 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 507 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Denver East's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Columbine, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Denver East has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 350.4 total yards per game. However, it's not like Columbine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 392.6. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Denver East might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Columbine in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Denver East was down 28-0.
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