Ponderosa is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Golden is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mustangs will welcome the Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ponderosa's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Highlands Ranch 37-0. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 35 points or more this season.
Troy WcWhorter
| 10/09/25 vs Highlands Ranch | 242 |
| 09/19/25 vs Falcon | 100 |
| 09/04/25 vs Rampart | 82 |
| 09/26/25 @ Chaparral | 77 |
| 08/29/25 @ Palmer Ridge | 52 |
| + 2 more games |
Troy WcWhorter had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 242 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Ponderosa: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Ponderosa proved: they limited Highlands Ranch to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank James Mullins for the heroic effort on defense: he. Ponderosa's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.03 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 4.83 on average over their last three games.
Meanwhile, Golden earned a 34-21 win over Bear Creek on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Thatcher Matthews and Riley Wilson. Matthews had a great game and rushed for 89 yards and one touchdown on only ten carries. Meanwhile, Wilson was balling out in the loss, throwing for 168 yards and a pair of TDs, while also rushing for 42 yards and one score.
Golden's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Ponderosa, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Ponderosa against Golden when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. In that matchup, the Mustangs amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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