A win for Belleview Christian just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Gilpin County Eagles, falling 48-24. The Bruins were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Although Belleview Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Ryan Reyes, Daniel Canda, and Collin Polson.
Drew Starkey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gilpin County, rushing for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Starkey a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Sechler, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Belleview Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Gilpin County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Belleview Christian will challenge Front Range Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Front Range Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Gilpin County, they will face off against Lyons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gilpin County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season.
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