The Sand Creek Scorpions are on the road again on Friday to play the Thornton Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Sand Creek will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Sand Creek's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Palmer on the road to the tune of 56-0. The Scorpions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ethan Mangrum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 56 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 78 yards. Another back making a difference was Achilles Evans, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 292 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Thornton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Frederick 57-13. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-0.
Sand Creek pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Thornton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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