Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sand Creek). They blew past the Widefield Gladiators 51-17 on the road on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Scorpions.
Ethan Mangrum was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 33 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making a tackle. Achilles Evans was another key rusher, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 292 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Sand Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Evans was especially locked on to Widefield's QB and sacked him twice.
The victory got Sand Creek back to even at 2-2. As for Widefield, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Sand Creek will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Thornton at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Sand Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. Widefield also won't see the field for a while: their next matchupis against Mesa Ridge at 12:00 p.m. on October 5th.
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