After two games on the road, South Platte is heading back home. They will host the Leyton Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
South Platte's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Creek Valley. With that victory, the Blue Knights brought their scoring average up to 29.6 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Platte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 75.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 178.
South Platte didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Quinten Koenen picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. What's more, he also racked up 122 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Leyton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 83-49 loss at the hands of Garden County.
South Platte's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Leyton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
South Platte might still be hurting after the 58-32 loss they got from Leyton in their previous meeting back in October of 2015. Thankfully for South Platte, Kordell Maestas (who rushed for 269 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards) 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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