Cheyenne Mountain is 5-0 against Sand Creek since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will challenge the Sand Creek Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. Cheyenne Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Cheyenne Mountain narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Centaurus 26-23.
The critical scores for Cheyenne Mountain came from George Knoll, Sam Hawker, Mccoy Huckstep, and Donovan Rojas.
Cheyenne Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Cheyenne Mountain wouldn't let Centaurus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cheyenne Mountain can thank Donny Lund and Nate Lucas for forcing both of them. Lund also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 66-23 on the road. The Scorpions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ethan Mangrum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 34 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 147 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Elijah Brotherns, who picked up 119 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Sand Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah ?Pharaoh? Clanton and Ryan Burwell. Dearon Mitchell Iii was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Cheyenne Mountain's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Sand Creek, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Cheyenne Mountain has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 245.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sand Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 308.3. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cheyenne Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Sand Creek in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, winning 29-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cheyenne Mountain since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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