The Woodland Park Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Manitou Springs Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodland Park will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Woodland Park took their match at home with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over Florence. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 24 points or more this season.
Woodland Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Marqus Joseph Schoenberger out in front who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 27 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Schoenberger didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass. Backing up that air attack was Trey Reed, who rushed for 153 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Woodland Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Woodland Park's defense and their six sacks. Florence's QB won't forget Parker Shreeve anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Manitou Springs ended up a good deal behind Lamar on Thursday and lost 28-14. While the Mustangs had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Thunder 7-0.
Woodland Park pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Manitou Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Woodland Park barely slipped by Manitou Springs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 25-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodland Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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