Colorado Springs Christian couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. The match between them and the Limon Badgers wasn't particularly close, with the Colorado Springs Christian Lions falling 42-28. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Badgers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Colorado Springs Christian lost on Friday, don't look at Jace Velasquez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Mikey Orawiec was Velasquez's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Aiden Kollath had a dynamite game for Limon, rushing for 82 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 161 yards on only nine passes. Another player making a difference was Jacob Jaklich, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Colorado Springs Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Woodland Park at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th. As for Limon, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Flatirons Academy at 7:00 p.m. Limon will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak dating back to last season.
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