On Friday, the Centaurus Warriors ended up a good deal behind the Sand Creek Scorpions and lost 48-30. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Centaurus still got an impressive performance from Addisu Mccormick, who rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Mccormick has become a key player for Centaurus: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tysen Burton, who picked up 75 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Centaurus wouldn't let Sand Creek keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Centaurus can thank Jack Krupey and Karsten Seidel for forcing all of them. Krupey is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played.
Achilles Evans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sand Creek, rushing for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Ethan Mangrum also helped out as he racked up 151 rushing yards.
Centaurus now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Sand Creek, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Centaurus and Thornton are set to duel on Thursday. Thornton is coming into the match with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Centaurus will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Sand Creek, they will head out to square off against Grand Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Sand Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
