The Overland Trailblazers will challenge the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Overland has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Mountain Vista will arrive with four straight victories.
Overland's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Arvada West on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Trailblazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Wildcats are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Mountain Vista got themselves on the board against Cherokee Trail last Friday, but Cherokee Trail never followed suit. They blew past the Cougars 42-0 on the road. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Mountain Vista's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jack Blais, who picked up 49 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Blais' longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Austyn Modrzewski was another key signal caller, throwing for 252 yards and four touchdowns.
Overland's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mountain Vista, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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