Football Recap: Prairie Mustangs vs. Briggsdale Falcons
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Arickaree, Prairie was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 49-20 win over the Briggsdale Falcons. This was payback for the Mustangs, who suffered a 32-18 loss the last time these two teams met.
Prairie wouldn't let Briggsdale keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Prairie can thank Wyatt Walker and Lane Schock for forcing both of them.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prairie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Prairie's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2. As for Briggsdale, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Prairie will venture away from home to challenge North Park at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Briggsdale, they will take on Peetz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Peetz's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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