Football Preview: Prairie Mustangs vs. Stratton Eagles
The Prairie Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Stratton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prairie is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Prairie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Peetz 55-14 at home on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Stratton entered their tilt with Hi-Plains on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Patriots onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Patriots are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Prairie back to even at 4-4. As for Stratton, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Prairie was taken down by Stratton 46-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Thankfully for Prairie, Alex Cruz (who rushed for 100 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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