Gilpin County hasn't had much luck against Lyons recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Gilpin County Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Lyons Lions at 7:00 p.m. Lyons took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Gilpin County, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything went Gilpin County's way against Belleview Christian as Gilpin County made off with a 48-24 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Drew Starkey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Sechler, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gilpin County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 592 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gilpin County's defense and their four sacks. Connor Holloway was especially locked on to Belleview Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, a victory for Lyons just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Clear Creek 47-14. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-0.
The win made it two in a row for Gilpin County and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Lyons, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Gilpin County was dealt a bruising 62-0 defeat at the hands of Lyons in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Gilpin County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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