The third road match was the charm for Clear Creek, as they earned their first road win of the season. They claimed a resounding 60-20 victory over the Gilpin County Eagles on the road. Considering the Golddiggers have won three games by more than 39 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Clear Creek's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Merrell Harvey, who rushed for 64 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Harvey's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another passer making a difference was Jacob Young, who threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clear Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gilpin County only rushed for 104.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Clear Creek's defense and their ten sacks. Alex Shriner and Asher Isaacson were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece.
Gilpin County lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Justin Johnson, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Landon Church also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 91 receiving yards.
Clear Creek's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2. As for Gilpin County, the loss snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clear Creek will head out to square off against Belleview Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Clear Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.4 points per game this season. As for Gilpin County, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withFront Range Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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