The Ponderosa Mustangs will face off against the Air Academy Kadets at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ponderosa played in-conference for the first time on Tuesday and got just the result they were looking for. They came out on top against Highlands Ranch by a score of 20-12. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly eight points.
The critical scores for Ponderosa came from Mackenzie Rankin, Keira Johnson, and Kayla Tuller.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ponderosa's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Tuller was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Air Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Palmer get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Wednesday.
Air Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points on average over those games. As for Ponderosa, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
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