Kent Denver's offense rose to the challenge against a Pirates defense that boasted an average of only 10.17 points allowed on Thursday. The Kent Denver Sun Devils walked away with a 37-27 victory over the Englewood Pirates. That's more bragging rights for the Sun Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Wyatt Walker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 286 yards while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 121 rushing yards per game. Yianni Balafas was another key player, throwing for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kent Denver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 183.7.
Despite the loss, Englewood still got an impressive performance from Deon Robinson, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. What's more, he's the matchup marked his fourth straight with at least 113 dating back to last season. Romeo Gonzalez also helped out with an impressive 113 receiving yards.
The win made it two in a row for Kent Denver and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Englewood, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Kent Denver wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 48-22 victory against Bennett on the 19th. As for Englewood, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 35-0 loss against Strasburg on the 18th.
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