The Gilpin County Eagles will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Lake County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Gilpin County focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five last Friday.
Gilpin County is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Mary's. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it nine in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Gilpin County saw an underclassman step up: Ryan Marr picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Marr got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 60 yards. Gilpin County also got a significant boost from Drew Starkey, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
Meanwhile, Lake County was beaten by Clear Creek 60-6 on Thursday. The Panthers have struggled against the Golddiggers recently, as their contest on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
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