The Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions will square off against the Colorado Springs Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dolores Huerta Prep took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Del Norte 1-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Colorado Springs Christian). They blew past Platte Canyon, posting a 60-6 win at home. With the Lions ahead 39-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Jace Velasquez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 93 yards. 95 of those passing yards were hauled in by 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.
The victory got Dolores Huerta Prep back to even at 1-1. As for Colorado Springs Christian, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Dolores Huerta Prep was dealt a bruising 54-0 defeat at the hands of Colorado Springs Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Can Dolores Huerta Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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