The Palmer Terrors will face off against the Sand Creek Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sand Creek is facing Palmer at the wrong time: Palmer suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Lancers, falling 29-8. The loss continues a trend for the Terrors in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sand Creek). They breezed by Widefield on the road to the tune of 51-17 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Scorpions.
Sand Creek found their leader in underclassman Ethan Mangrum, who rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 33 yards and a touchdown. Those 210 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Mangrum. Another player making a difference was Achilles Evans, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Palmer's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Sand Creek, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Palmer came up short against Sand Creek when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 20-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sand Creek's Elijah Brotherns, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 102 receiving yards. Now that Palmer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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