Football Recap: Fort Calhoun Find Success

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Previous Games

10/24/25 - Away	21-20 W
10/25/24 - Home	16-20 L
10/01/21 - Away	43-20 W
10/02/20 - Home	30-14 W
10/11/19 - Home	47-6 W
+ 4 more games

Fort Calhoun was handed a 35-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the Douglas County West Falcon. For the Pioneers, this counts as revenge for the 20-16 victory the Falcon walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

It was another big night for Kaiden Rodriguez, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Those 175 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Fort Calhoun proved: they limited Douglas County West to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Jayson Reynolds for the heroic effort on defense: he. Fort Calhoun's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.2.

Fort Calhoun's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Douglas County West, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Fort Calhoun didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 20-13 victory against Gothenburg on the 31st. Douglas County West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.