It was a Battle of the Birds when Front Range Christian challenged Gilpin County on Friday. The Front Range Christian Falcons fell to the Gilpin County Eagles 24-20. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Luke Jerome, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Those 74 rushing yards gave Jerome a new career-high.
Drew Starkey had an outrageously good game for Gilpin County as he rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Starkey is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game.
Front Range Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Gilpin County, their record is now 4-2.
Front Range Christian will head out on the road to take on Justice at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Front Range Christian is facing Justice at the right time seeing as Justice is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Gilpin County, they will host Belleview Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belleview Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
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