The Pueblo West Cyclones will challenge the Lutheran Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pueblo West will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Pueblo West didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pomona, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Panthers are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gavin Ray Lockett went supernova for Pueblo West, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 48 yards and a touchdown. Ray Lockett was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards. Zach Duran handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Meanwhile, Lutheran humbled Fort Morgan with a 56-20 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Sawyer Wald had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Eli Abramson, who threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lutheran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pueblo West's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lutheran, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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