The Northglenn Norsemen will take on the Thornton Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northglenn will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Northglenn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Northglenn was ranked 12th). Northglenn took a blow against Mountain View last Monday, falling 40-6. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Norsemen, who until this matchup were averaging 8.4 points allowed.
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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thornton). They breezed by Gateway at home to the tune of 35-0 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Thornton found their leader in underclassman Keyonna Thompson, who threw for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
Thornton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Maggie Le and Athena A.
The loss snapped Northglenn's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-2 record. As for Thornton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Northglenn against Thornton in their previous meeting back in August as the team secured a 46-12 win. Does Northglenn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thornton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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