The Golden Demons are taking a road trip to challenge the Ponderosa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Golden beat Bear Creek 34-21. The win continues a trend for the Demons in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won seven in a row.
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 score on only ten carries. Meanwhile, Wilson was balling out in the loss, throwing for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also rushing for 42 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ponderosa, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 37-0 victory over Highlands Ranch. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won three matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Golden better keep an eye on Troy WcWhorter. He was instrumental in Ponderosa's win, rushing for 242 yards and three scores while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. They are undefeated when WcWhorter posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Ponderosa didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Highlands Ranch to a completion percentage of just 41.9%. The team can thank Gavin Berninzoni for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Ponderosa; they were averaging 63.1%completion percentage earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've fallen to only 63.1%.
Golden's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Ponderosa, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Golden was taken down by Ponderosa 42-14 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Demons, De'Alcapon Veazy (who rushed for 169 yards and a pair of TDs on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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