Football Recap: Deer Trail Eagles vs. Briggsdale Falcons
It was a Battle of the Birds when Deer Trail challenged Briggsdale on Friday. The Deer Trail Eagles were beaten by the Briggsdale Falcons 72-26. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Deer Trail saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mursal Hussein rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 127 rushing yards gave Hussein a new career-high.
Hussein was just one part of a punishing run game: Deer Trail was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Deer Trail: they were averaging 80 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 151.8.
Briggsdale had a senior duo take command as Dallas Glass gained 177 total yards and four touchdowns and Kaeden Gebauer rushed for 123 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, Gebauer is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game. Scot Francis got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Deer Trail's record now sits at 3-7. As for Briggsdale, their record now sits at 4-5.
As of now, neither Deer Trail nor Briggsdale have any future games scheduled.
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