Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Glenwood Springs). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 51-21 victory over the George Washington Patriots. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-0.
Glenwood Springs found their leader in underclassman Lamanie Portillo, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Glenwood Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Glenwood Springs' defense made their presence known, laying out Hayes Dwyer. five times. KC Gould was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Despite the loss, George Washington still got an impressive performance from Dwyer, who rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 213 yards on 16 of 30 attempts.
Glenwood Springs pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for George Washington, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Glenwood Springs will be playing in front of their home fans against Conifer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conifer will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Glenwood Springs surely won't give up without a fight. As for George Washington, they and Denver North are set to duel on Saturday.
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