Football Preview: Smoky Hill Buffaloes vs. Fairview Knights
The Smoky Hill Buffaloes are taking a road trip to square off against the Fairview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Smoky Hill has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Fairview will arrive with four straight wins.
Smoky Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 28-9 to Rangeview.
Meanwhile, Fairview got themselves on the board against Monarch on Friday, but Monarch never followed suit. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over the Coyotes. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Coyotes are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Fairview's win came down to the chemistry between Ki Ellison and his top target Jordan Rechel. Ellison threw for 329 yards and four touchdowns while completing 95% of his passes while Rechel gained 145 total yards and two touchdowns. Rechel didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended two passes. Sabi Ruttgers also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Smoky Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Fairview, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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