Football Preview: Colorado Springs Christian Lions vs. Woodland Park Panthers
The Colorado Springs Christian Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Woodland Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Colorado Springs Christian is leaving town to face Woodland Park after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Colorado Springs Christian took a hard 42-28 fall against Limon last Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Badgers: they've now lost four in a row.
Colorado Springs Christian might have lost, but man, Jace Velasquez was a machine: he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Mikey Orawiec was Velasquez's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything went Woodland Park's way against Salida on Friday as Woodland Park made off with a 31-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Marqus Joseph Schoenberger was a one-man wrecking crew for Woodland Park as he threw for 90 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 90 yards.
Woodland Park's defense stepped up as well, laying out Eli Schwarz. four times. In that department, Parker Shreeve was the leader with two sacks.
Colorado Springs Christian lost to Woodland Park on the road by a decisive 24-7 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Colorado Springs Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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