Football Preview: Fossil Ridge SaberCats vs. Brighton Bulldogs
The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will venture away from home to challenge the Brighton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fossil Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.
Fossil Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Fairview, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Fossil Ridge was ranked 25th). Fossil Ridge fell just short of Fairview by a score of 29-26 on Friday. Despite 162 more yards than the Knights, the SaberCats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Fossil Ridge's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nick Kubat, who threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns, and Marcus Mozer, who gained 73 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Kubat a new career-high in rushing yards (67).
Meanwhile, Brighton ended up a good deal behind Fort Collins on Friday and lost 45-27. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brighton might have lost, but man, Spencer Buchta was a machine: he rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake George, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Fossil Ridge's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record. As for Brighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Fossil Ridge has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 391 total yards per game. It's a different story for Brighton, though, as they've been averaging only 217.7. Will Fossil Ridge be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Brighton flip the script?
Fossil Ridge came up short against Brighton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 32-28. Can Fossil Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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