After each having a week off, the Denver West Cowboys and the Mitchell Marauders will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Denver West has six straight wins, Mitchell has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Denver West's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Jefferson 50-0 on the road. That looming 50-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cowboys yet this season.
Marcelo Ortiz was his usual excellent self, throwing for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, while also rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown. Robert Wittke was Ortiz's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Mitchell's offense. They had to suffer through a 53-0 loss at the hands of Manual.
Denver West's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Mitchell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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