The Sand Creek Scorpions are taking a road trip to challenge the Widefield Gladiators at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Widefield took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sand Creek, who comes in off a win.
Two weeks ago, Sand Creek beat Air Academy 40-27.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ethan Mangrum and he. Mangrum rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry while he rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Achilles Evans was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 64 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Air Academy only rushed for 249.
Sand Creek's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Elijah Brotherns.
Meanwhile, Widefield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Air Academy, falling 44-19. The Gladiators were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-7.
Widefield wouldn't let Air Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Widefield can thank Cole Walker and Adrian Dagraca for forcing both of them.
Sand Creek's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Widefield, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
Sand Creek couldn't quite finish off Widefield when the teams last played back in November of 2015 and fell 36-33. Thankfully for Sand Creek, Tavian Valentine (who rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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