The Colorado Springs Christian Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colorado Springs Christian will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 54-point they dealt Platte Canyon on Friday. Colorado Springs Christian blew past Platte Canyon, posting a 60-6 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lions just coasted through the last quarter.
Jace Velasquez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 93 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Cody Glojek.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Colorado Springs Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Dolores Huerta Prep never let their opponents score on Friday. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Del Norte 1-0.
The victory got Colorado Springs Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Dolores Huerta Prep, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Colorado Springs Christian against Dolores Huerta Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 54-0 victory. Does Colorado Springs Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dolores Huerta Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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