Sanford is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Las Animas is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Mustangs will challenge the Trojans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Saturday, Sanford was fully in charge, breezing past Dove Creek 54-14. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 35th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Las Animas). Their defense stepped up to hand Swink a 62-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Sanford better keep an eye on Orion Martinez. He was instrumental in Las Animas' win, rushing for 218 yards and one score on only 15 carries. Cyler Jagers got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Las Animas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Jagers, Jerome Ethridge, and Gio Chavez, who each picked up one interception apiece. Jagers got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Sanford's record is now 8-1. As for Las Animas, their record now sits at 7-2.
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