After each having a week off, the Mitchell Marauders and the Denver West Cowboys will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Denver West will come in with six straight victories.
Mitchell's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Manual two weeks ago. They were beaten by the Thunderbolts 53-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Denver West). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Jefferson 50-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Denver West found their leader in underclassman Marcelo Ortiz, who threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. Robert Wittke was Ortiz's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Mitchell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Denver West, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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