Two dominant backs in Demetreus Padilla and Ian Pennock are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Green Mountain Rams will face off against the Severance Silver Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Green Mountain comes in on six and Severance on three.
Green Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Roosevelt 38-7. Considering the Rams have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Green Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Simon Lunsford, who threw for 239 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards. The dominant performance gave Lunsford a new career-high in rushing yards. Drew Contreras was another key rusher, gaining 151 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Severance was able to grind out a solid victory over Palisade on Friday, taking the game 10-3.
Green Mountain's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points per game. As for Severance, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Everything went Green Mountain's way against Severance in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Green Mountain made off with a 28-6 win. Will Green Mountain repeat their success, or does Severance have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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