The Elizabeth Cardinals will challenge the Ponderosa Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Elizabeth's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Ponderosa has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Elizabeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Lincoln for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-6 victory. With the Cardinals ahead 27-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Lacy Antinora
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Lacy Antinora was nothing short of spectacular: she threw for 128 yards and three TDs, and also punched in one score on the ground. That's the most passing touchdowns she has posted since back in September.
Elizabeth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Emma Guhl and Olivia Nelson were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Elizabeth got some further help from Erika Hefty: she picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Ponderosa's offense. They took a blow against Legend on Thursday, falling 33-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado flag football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Titans are ranked third).
Elizabeth's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Ponderosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Elizabeth and Ponderosa were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in August of 2024, but Elizabeth suffered an agonizing 7-6 loss. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other flag football content.
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