Football Preview: Colorado Springs Christian Lions vs. Buena Vista Demons
The Colorado Springs Christian Lions will head out to square off against the Buena Vista Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Colorado Springs Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rye 52-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Jace Velasquez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 46 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 146 yards on only ten passes. Silas Aichele handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 33-7 win. Buena Vista's victory was all the more impressive since the Panthers were averaging only 13.63 points allowed on the season.
Buena Vista can attribute much of their success to Tray Cardwell, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Buena Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Colorado Springs Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Buena Vista, their record now sits at 6-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Colorado Springs Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Buena Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 236.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Colorado Springs Christian came up short against Buena Vista in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 27-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cardwell, who rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Colorado Springs Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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