The Wheat Ridge Farmers are taking a road trip to square off against the Green Mountain Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
Wheat Ridge is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Pomona on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wheat Ridge was outmatched by Pomona on the road and fell 49-13. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Panthers are ranked 26th).
Wheat Ridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Bennett Wilkes, who gained 111 total yards and a touchdown, and Isaac Mccune, who rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown. Wilkes showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Lutheran on Friday and fell 21-19. The Rams have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Green Mountain got top-tier performance from Demetreus Padilla, who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Green Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Padilla and Dominic Hidrogo. Hidrogo is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Wheat Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Green Mountain, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Wheat Ridge was dealt a bruising 50-0 defeat at the hands of Green Mountain when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Wheat Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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