The Thornton Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Northglenn Norsemen at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Thornton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Thornton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Kennedy 38-7 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-7.
A big part of Thornton's win came down to the chemistry between Keyonna Thompson and her top target Phoenix Manchego. Thompson threw for 128 yards and five touchdowns while Manchego picked up 22 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Manchego is becoming a predictor of Thornton's success: when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when she doesn't).
Thornton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged six passes before it was all said and done. Jasmine Walker led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Meanwhile, Northglenn faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Monday. Northglenn was outmatched by Mountain View on the road and fell 40-6. Having soared to a lofty 60 points in the game before, the Norsemen couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even if they lost, Northglenn's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Madeline Olmos.
Thornton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Northglenn, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-2 record.
Thornton was taken down by Northglenn 46-12 when the teams last played back in August. Can Thornton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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