The Green Mountain Rams will venture away from home to take on the Conifer Lobos at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Green Mountain will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Evergreen on Thursday. Green Mountain claimed a resounding 36-0 win over Evergreen. The contest marked the Rams' most dominant victory of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Green Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Simon Lunsford, who threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Dax Gomez was in the mix too, providing Green Mountain with two touchdowns.
Green Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evergreen only rushed for 65.
Green Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aidan Beeson and Demetreus Padilla.
Meanwhile, Conifer entered their tilt with Summit on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 40-12 win over the Tigers. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Conifer got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Benson White out in front who threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Mason Harrington did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 75 receiving yards.
Conifer wouldn't let Summit keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Izaiah Mortenson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Mortenson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Green Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Conifer, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Green Mountain against Conifer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-14 victory. In that contest, Green Mountain amassed a halftime lead of 47-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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