Football Preview: Boulder Panthers vs. Silver Creek Raptors
The Boulder Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Silver Creek Raptors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Boulder focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
Boulder is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were outmatched by Centaurus on the road and fell 38-7. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured 11 losses in a row dating back to last season.
Boulder's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Luciano Ruscitti and Quentin Ryan.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek humbled Skyline with a 39-6 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raptors have posted against the Falcons since October 16, 2015.
Nolan Gaccetta was a one-man wrecking crew for Silver Creek as he rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Gaccetta wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Silver Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyline only rushed for 58.
Boulder suffered a grim 41-21 defeat to Silver Creek in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Boulder was down 27-7.
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