The Lakewood Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Overland Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Things were looking good for Lakewood after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 40-20 to Northglenn. One positive for the Tigers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jaden Quinn, who picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 94 yards. Dean Vance also helped out with an impressive 86 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Overland, as they earned their first road win of the season. They blew past Westminster 50-21 on the road on Friday. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 27 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jarrius Ward, who rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. Those 190 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Overland's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Weston Travis Jr. was especially locked on to Westminster's QB and sacked him twice. Travis Jr. also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Overland is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Overland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Overland, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
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