Sand Creek came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Thornton Trojans 66-23 on the road. Considering the Scorpions have won three matches by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sand Creek found their leader in underclassman Ethan Mangrum, who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Mangrum's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 147 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Elijah Brotherns, who picked up 119 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Sand Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah ?Pharaoh? Clanton and Ryan Burwell. Burwell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Sand Creek got some further help from Dearon Mitchell Iii: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 285 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Thornton still got an impressive performance from Rudy Martinez, who picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Martinez was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 59 yards.
Sand Creek pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Thornton, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sand Creek will welcome Cheyenne Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sand Creek will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Thornton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grand Junction at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Junction is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season.
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