Football Preview: Deer Trail Eagles vs. Briggsdale Falcons
Deer Trail has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against the Briggsdale Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Deer Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Deer Trail came up short against Kiowa and fell 28-19.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mursal Hussein, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, he also racked up 19 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023. Jayden Mingee also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Deer Trail didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mingee and Hussein. Another thorn in Kiowa's side was Mo Hussein, who made 14 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Briggsdale was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 35-34 to Caliche. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Deer Trail's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Briggsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Deer Trail was taken down by Briggsdale 62-13 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Deer Trail have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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