The Green Mountain Rams will square off against the Elizabeth Cardinals at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Green Mountain: 10.9, Elizabeth: 10.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
Green Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arvada West, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Green Mountain was ranked 18th). Green Mountain took a 25-6 bruising from Arvada West last Tuesday. The contest marked the Rams' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Even if they lost, Green Mountain's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kara Harris and Katelyn Hertel, who racked up all four sacks between them. Hertel is also on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now sacked two or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-6 to Vista Ridge, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Green Mountain's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Elizabeth, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
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