Football Preview: Woodland Park Panthers vs. Colorado Springs Christian Lions
The Woodland Park Panthers will square off against the Colorado Springs Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Colorado Springs Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Woodland Park, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything went Woodland Park's way against Salida as Woodland Park made off with a 31-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger had a dynamite game for Woodland Park, throwing for 90 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 90 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Woodland Park's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Parker Shreeve was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Colorado Springs Christian couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost to Limon at home by a 42-28 margin last Friday. The Lions have struggled against the Badgers recently, as their contest last Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Colorado Springs Christian got top-tier performance from Jace Velasquez, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes. Mikey Orawiec was Velasquez's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Woodland Park strolled past Colorado Springs Christian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 24-7. Will Woodland Park repeat their success, or does Colorado Springs Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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