Football Preview: Denver West Cowboys vs. Manual Thunderbolts
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Denver West is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Manual Thunderbolts at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Denver West will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Englewood, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Denver West managed a 12-6 victory over Englewood on Friday.
Denver West found their leader in underclassman Mario Ortiz, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Manual sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 22-19 win over Ignacio back in August.
The critical scores for Manual came from A'Jayvion Glaspy, Marcus Keller, and Ellis Clements.
Manual's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Hugo Gonzalez and Tyree Toliver who racked up four sacks between them.
Denver West didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Manual when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 40-36 victory. Does Denver West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manual turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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