Gilpin County will be playing at home against Vail Christian at at 7:00 PM on Friday. The MaxPreps rankings say the odds are against Gilpin County, but that can only make success all the sweeter.
Things haven't been easy for Gilpin County, and their game last Friday only extended their streak of losses to six. They took a serious blow against Plateau Valley last Friday, falling 12-53. Despite the loss, Gilpin County saw an underclassman step up: Sophomore Stephen King rushed for 176 yards and 1 touchdown. This marked the 3rd game in which King has rushed for over 100 yards.
Meanwhile, don't be fooled by the insanely high score: we promise Vail Christian and Soroco were playing football. Vail Christian took their matchup against Soroco 74-66. The success made it back-to-back wins for Vail Christian.
Vail Christian's victory lifted them to 4-2 while Gilpin County's defeat dropped them down to 0-6. We'll see if Vail Christian's success rolls on or if Gilpin County are able to steal their positive momentum.
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