Englewood pushed their score to 32 the last time they played Denver West, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Englewood Pirates took a 12-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Denver West Cowboys. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Englewood wouldn't let Denver West keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Englewood can thank Kavin Mael and Anthony Sandoval for forcing both of them. Sandoval also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Denver West found their leader in underclassman Marcelo Ortiz, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Englewood's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Denver West, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Englewood will square off against Littleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Denver West, they will take on Manual at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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