Two dominant signal callers in Gavin Lockett and Thatcher Matthews are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pueblo West Cyclones will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Golden Demons at 1:00 p.m. Pueblo West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.5 points per game this season.
Pueblo West is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Montrose just ended the team's nine-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Red Hawks by a score of 27-24. The defeat continues a trend for the Cyclones in their matchups with the Red Hawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Lockett put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. 89 of Lockett's passing yards were hauled in by Garrett O'Brien.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Golden rose to the challenge on Saturday. They skirted past the Ravens 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Demons have posted since October 20, 2023.
Golden found their leader in sophomore Matthews, who rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 92 yards and a touchdown. Matthews' longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
Golden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Golden didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Liam Leffert, Gabriel Reece, and Brakken Mcdougal picked up one apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pueblo West fell to 9-1. As for Golden, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything went Pueblo West's way against Golden when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as Pueblo West made off with a 27-7 win. In that matchup, Pueblo West amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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