Football Preview: Pine Creek Eagles vs. Douglas County Huskies
Pine Creek has gone 3-0 against Douglas County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pine Creek Eagles will face off against the Douglas County Huskies at 6:00 p.m.
Pine Creek will head out to face Douglas County after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Pine Creek took a hard 24-7 fall against Legend. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Caleb Petree put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, Douglas County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-17 victory over Fountain-Fort Carson on Friday.
A big part of Douglas County's win came down to the chemistry between Aaden Parsons and his top target Nolan Case. Parsons threw for 271 yards and a touchdown while Case gained 199 total yards. Case also posted 169 receiving yards, which is notable because Douglas County is undefeated when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
This is the second loss in a row for Pine Creek and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Douglas County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Pine Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Douglas County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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