The Durango Demons will take on the Palmer Ridge Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Durango will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Durango strolled past Rampart with points to spare, taking the game 21-6.
The critical scores for Durango came from Cully Feeney, Mason J Miller, and Sebastian Tripp.
Durango wouldn't let Rampart keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Durango can thank Walker Jones and Wyatt Bartel for forcing both of them. Bartel also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge blew past Air Academy, posting a 46-14 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won five matches by 29 points or more so far this season.
Avier Elvira was his usual excellent self, rushing for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 169 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Mabe, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Palmer Ridge 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 205 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Durango's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Palmer Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Durango was able to grind out a solid victory over Palmer Ridge when the teams last played back in October of 2015, winning 48-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Palmer Ridge's Isaiah Sanders, who threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Durango to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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