Sand Creek has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Sand Creek will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Sand Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Thornton, posting a 66-23 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Scorpions, who have now won three matchups by 34 points or more so far this season.
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. Elijah Brotherns was another key player, picking 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. Dearon Mitchell Iii was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 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.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Cheyenne Mountain sidestepped Centaurus for a 26-23 victory.
The critical scores for Cheyenne Mountain came from George Knoll, Sam Hawker, Mccoy Huckstep, and Donovan Rojas.
Cheyenne Mountain wouldn't let Centaurus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cheyenne Mountain can thank Donny Lund and Nate Lucas for forcing both of them.
Sand Creek's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Sand Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 308.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cheyenne Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sand Creek came up short against Cheyenne Mountain in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, falling 29-16. Will Sand Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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