The Justice Phoenix will square off against the Gilpin County Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Justice will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Justice is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Clear Creek on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Justice was outmatched by Clear Creek on the road and fell 65-6.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, Gilpin County was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by Lyons 48-6. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Gilpin County wouldn't let Lyons keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Gilpin County can thank Justin Johnson and Ryan Hanssen for forcing both of them.
Justice's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Gilpin County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Justice was dealt a bruising 50-8 defeat at the hands of Gilpin County when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gilpin County's Drew Starkey, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 21 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Justice knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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