Northglenn faced Poudre School District in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Norsemen took a 25-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stars. Having soared to a lofty 39 points in the game before, the Norsemen couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite the loss, Northglenn still got an impressive performance from Kaitlyn Fujinami, who rushed for 93 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 177 yards and one TD.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 0.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Evelynn Jaimes for the heroic effort on defense: she. Northglenn didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.6.
Northglenn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Leah Jaimes and Vanessa Rodriguez.
Northglenn's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Poudre School District, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Northglenn is set to square off against their familiar foe Skyview at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Poudre School District will face off against rival Gateway at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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