Football Preview: D'Evelyn Jaguars vs. Denver West Cowboys
D'Evelyn has gone 4-0 against Denver West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The D'Evelyn Jaguars will take on the Denver West Cowboys at 2:00 p.m.
D'Evelyn will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by The Classical Academy at home and fell 48-6. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Titans are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, while Denver West put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Alameda. Denver West breezed by Alameda to the tune of 58-0. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won six contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
King Stancil and Robert Wittke were among the main playmakers for Denver West as the former rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries and the latter gained 70 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Wittke a new career-high in rushing yards (50).
Denver West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Denver West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ernest Fields and Wittke.
The defeat snapped D'Evelyn's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record. As for Denver West, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for D'Evelyn against Denver West in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 44-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for D'Evelyn since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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