The Ponderosa Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Golden Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponderosa is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Ponderosa will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Highlands Ranch on Thursday. Ponderosa enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over Highlands Ranch. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Mustangs were the better team in the second half.
Ponderosa's success was spearheaded by the efforts of De'Alcapon Veazy, who rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and Colter Espinoza, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Espinoza's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ponderosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Golden beat Bear Creek 14-7 on Friday.
A big part of Golden's win came down to the chemistry between Thatcher Matthews and his top target Jack Dixon. Matthews threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while Dixon picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Golden didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Diego Calderon and Gabriel Reece.
Ponderosa now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Golden, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Ponderosa came up short against Golden in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 25-14. Can Ponderosa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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