The Boulder Panthers will square off against the Overland Trailblazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boulder will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Boulder sidestepped Northglenn for a 17-14 victory.
Meanwhile, Overland won against Westminster last Friday with 50 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Overland claimed a resounding 50-19 win over Lakewood at home. With that victory, the Trailblazers brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
Angel Chavez went supernova for Overland, throwing for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt. Chavez is becoming a predictor of Overland's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Avante Hendrix, who picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Overland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hendrix and Savian Beasley.
The win got Boulder back to even at 4-4. As for Overland, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Boulder strolled past Overland in their previous meeting back in October of 2017 by a score of 28-13. Will Boulder repeat their success, or does Overland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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