Cherry Creek has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Grandview has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will square off against the Grandview Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cherry Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 55-3 win over Smoky Hill. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Buffaloes are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cherry Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jayden Fox, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and Brady Vodicka, who threw for 191 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes. Fox showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 63 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Braylen Lumbus, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Cherry Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Cherry Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ashton Shepardson and Jadyn Irving.
Meanwhile, everything went Grandview's way against Eaglecrest on Friday as Grandview made off with a 38-15 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grandview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xay Neto, who picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Neto is becoming a predictor of Grandview's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Blitz McCarty, who threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns.
Cherry Creek's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Grandview, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Cherry Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 212.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Grandview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Cherry Creek's way against Grandview in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Cherry Creek made off with a 45-22 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Grandview's Liam Szarka, who rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 181 yards on 15 of 28 attempts. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cherry Creek to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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