The Sand Creek Scorpions are on the road again on Friday to play the Palmer Terrors at 7:00 p.m. Sand Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Sand Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Widefield 51-17 on the road on Saturday.
Ethan Mangrum continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 33 yards and a touchdown. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making a tackle. Another rusher making a difference was Achilles Evans, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 414 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 292 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Sand Creek's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Evans was especially locked on to Widefield's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Palmer entered their matchup against Liberty on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Palmer came up short against Liberty, falling 29-8. The Terrors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Palmer'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 Ryan Vigil and Julian Horsey.
The victory got Sand Creek back to even at 2-2. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Sand Creek beat Palmer 20-12 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sand Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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