The Sand Creek Scorpions will head out on the road to take on the Gateway Olympians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sand Creek has five straight wins, Gateway has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sand Creek will bounce into Friday's game after beating Cheyenne Mountain, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Sand Creek claimed a resounding 57-15 victory over Cheyenne Mountain at home. Considering the Scorpions have won four contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Ethan Mangrum, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards. Achilles Evans was in the mix as well, providing Sand Creek with two touchdowns.
Sand Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joseph Cruz and Miles Reddix. Cruz also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Cheyenne Mountain's side was Dearon Mitchell Lll, who made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sand Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 285 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gateway fell victim to Centaurus and their airtight defense on Saturday. They took a blow against the Warriors, falling 40-0. The shutout was out of character for the Olympians seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Sand Creek's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Gateway, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Sand Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 312.1 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Gateway, though, as they've been averaging only 62.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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