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| 10/24/24 - Away | 55-0 W |
| 10/18/19 - Away | 32-27 W |
| 10/11/18 - Home | 37-20 W |
Standley Lake is a perfect 3-0 against Hinkley since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Gators will welcome the Thunder at 6:00 p.m. Standley Lake will be strutting in after a win while Hinkley will be coming in after a loss.
Standley Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Littleton to the tune of 56-0 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Gators as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jaden Epps and Achillez Zepeda. Epps rushed for 139 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries while Zepeda rushed for 114 yards and three scores on only 11 carries. Evan Seiffert got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Standley Lake's run defense was locked in: Littleton could only muster 3.3 yards per carry. While four picked up at least one total tackle, Epps stood above the rest. He rushed for 139 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries. Standley Lake's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.63 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 7.27 on average over their last five games.
Standley Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Epps, Seiffert, and Giovanni Aiello picked up one apiece. Seiffert got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Hinkley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Lutheran 72-0. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Lions are ranked 43rd).
Standley Lake's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Hinkley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Standley Lake against Hinkley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-0 victory. Will the Gators repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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