The Overland Trailblazers will welcome the Boulder Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If Overland beats Boulder with 50 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Overland blew past Lakewood 50-19 at home on Thursday. Considering the Trailblazers have won four contests by more than 26 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Overland found their leader in underclassman Angel Chavez, who threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt. Chavez is becoming a predictor of Overland's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Avante Hendrix, who picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Overland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hendrix and Savian Beasley.
Meanwhile, Boulder sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 victory over Northglenn on Thursday.
The win got Overland back to even at 4-4. As for Boulder, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Overland ended up a good deal behind Boulder in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, losing 28-13. Can Overland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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