Ponderosa has gone 3-0 against Chaparral recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Ponderosa Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chaparral Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Ponderosa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 51-7 win over Falcon on the road. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Falcons are ranked 131st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ponderosa found their leader in underclassman Colter Espinoza, who threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Max Mervin, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ponderosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chaparral, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They blew past Fruita Monument 30-0 at home last Friday.
Chaparral got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gerik Ashford out in front who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Chaparral wouldn't let Fruita Monument keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chaparral can thank Angus Garvey and Tyler Young for forcing both of them. Garvey is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Chaparral got some further help from Adrian Lee: he picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Ponderosa pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Chaparral, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Ponderosa against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-14 win. Does Ponderosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chaparral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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