The Overland Trailblazers will face off against the Lakewood Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Overland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Overland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-21 win over Westminster on the road. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 27 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jarrius Ward, who rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Overland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Weston Travis Jr. was especially locked on to Westminster's QB and sacked him twice. Travis Jr. also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Overland is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Overland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Northglenn, falling 40-20. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Norsemen 13-0 in the first quarter.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jaden Quinn, who picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 94 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasten Steinke, who threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns.
Overland's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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