The Boulder City Eagles will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Somerset Academy Losee Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Boulder City is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Valley. Boulder City took their contest on the road last Friday with ease, bagging a 43-0 victory over Valley. The Eagles pushed the score to 36-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had no chance of recovering from.
Boulder City had a senior duo take command as Easton Welbourne gained 223 total yards and four touchdowns and Gage Hopkinson threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes. Welbourne's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.
One reason for the win was Boulder City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Ghavyn Cartier was especially locked on to Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy Losee never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past Eldorado, posting a 41-0 win on the road.
Kieran Daniel had a dynamite game for Somerset Academy Losee, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Another rusher making a difference was Phazon Hardwick, who rushed for 101 yards on only nine carries.
Hardwick wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Somerset Academy Losee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 235 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
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