The Smoky Hill Buffaloes will head out on the road to square off against the Fairview Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smoky Hill has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 11 straight defeats, while Fairview will come in with four straight wins.
Smoky Hill is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost to Rangeview on the road by a 28-9 margin on Friday.
Meanwhile, Fairview got themselves on the board against Monarch on Friday, but Monarch never followed suit. They breezed by the Coyotes on the road to the tune of 49-0. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Coyotes are ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Fairview's victory came down to the chemistry between Ki Ellison and his top target Jordan Rechel. Ellison threw for 329 yards and four touchdowns while completing 95% of his passes while Rechel gained 145 total yards and two touchdowns. Rechel also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending two passes. Sabi Ruttgers also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Smoky Hill's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Fairview, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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