The Thornton Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Northglenn Norsemen at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Thornton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Thornton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on the road on Monday with ease, bagging a 38-7 victory over Kennedy. With the Trojans ahead 38-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
A big part of Thornton's win came down to the chemistry between Keyonna Thompson and her top target Phoenix Manchego. Thompson threw for 128 yards and five touchdowns while Manchego picked up 22 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Manchego has become a key player for Thornton: the team is 2-1 when she posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Thornton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged six passes before it was all said and done. Jasmine Walker led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Meanwhile, Northglenn faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Monday. Northglenn had to suffer through a 40-6 loss at the hands of Mountain View. Having soared to a lofty 60 points in the game before, the Norsemen couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even if they lost, Northglenn's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Madeline Olmos.
Thornton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Northglenn, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-2 record.
Thornton took a serious blow against Northglenn in their previous meeting back in August, falling 46-12. Can Thornton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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