Football Preview: Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans vs. Overland Trailblazers
The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Overland Trailblazers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fountain-Fort Carson will be strutting in after a win while Overland will be coming in after a defeat.
Fountain-Fort Carson's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 28-0 victory over Denver South. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Da'Kari Releford Jr had a dynamite game for Fountain-Fort Carson, rushing for 127 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Terrence Morris handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Overland didn't have quite enough to beat Vista PEAK Prep on Friday and fell 15-13.
Overland's loss came about despite a quality game from Avante Hendrix, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Overland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Louis Amadeus Dupuis-Spiva and Hendrix. Amadeus Dupuis-Spiva also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Fountain-Fort Carson now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Overland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Fountain-Fort Carson came up short against Overland in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, falling 29-21. Thankfully for Fountain-Fort Carson, Jaheim Roper (who rushed for 194 yards on only 13 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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