The Sand Creek Scorpions will head out to square off against the Air Academy Kadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Sand Creek was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Harrison. The Scorpions gained 155 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Sand Creek had strong showings from Achilles Evans, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and Ethan Mangrum, who rushed for 83 yards. Evans also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Air Academy couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by Mesa Ridge at home and fell 48-0. The Kadets just can't catch a break and have now endured six defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Sand Creek was dealt a bruising 41-8 loss at the hands of Air Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sand Creek was down 34-0.
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