Football Preview: Limon Badgers vs. Holyoke Dragons
Limon is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Holyoke is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Limon Badgers will welcome the Holyoke Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Limon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Limon had just enough and edged Wiggins out 21-19. The 21-point effort marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Limon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aiden Kollath, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown. Jacob Jaklich was another key rusher, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, a win for Holyoke just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Wray 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Eagles are ranked 16th).
Limon's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Holyoke, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Limon didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Holyoke in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Holyoke's Wyatt Sprague, who threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Limon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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