If Standley Lake was riding high fresh off their 60-27 takedown of Skyline two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Standley Lake Gators lost 49-26 to the Lutheran Lions on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Lions are ranked 29th).
Several Gators players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Boston Harris, who picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Standley Lake also got a significant boost from Liam Graham, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
Sawyer Wald was his usual excellent self, rushing for 266 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry for Lutheran. The dominant performance gave Wald a new career-high in rushing yards. Jack Wesolowski was another key player, picking up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Standley Lake's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Lutheran, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Standley Lake wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-0 win against Littleton on the 17th. Lutheran has also already played their next matchup, a 50-0 victory against Hinkley on the 17th.
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