The Englewood Pirates will head out to take on the Strasburg Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Englewood 15, Strasburg 12.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Englewood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Kent Denver on Saturday. They were beaten by the Sun Devils 36-7. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Englewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Michael Beulah.
Meanwhile, last Friday Strasburg's undefeated season almost came to an end. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Elizabeth 33-31.
Englewood better focus on containing Brody Hopwood and Cade Hemphill as the pair were huge in Strasburg's win. Hopwood threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, while Hemphill rushed for 95 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 282 passing yards gave Hopwood a new career-high. A healthy portion of Hopwood's aerial production (102 yards to be exact) went to Ayden Dodge.
With the loss, Englewood broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. As for Strasburg, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Englewood took a serious blow against Strasburg when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 35-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dodge, who rushed for 174 yards and a pair of scores on only 15 carries, and also caught one touchdown. Now that the Pirates know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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