The Manitou Springs Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Florence Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Manitou Springs' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Forge Christian on Friday. They were outmatched by the Fury at home and fell 49-0. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Florence is still winless after their matchup against Colorado Springs Christian last Friday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 27-24. One positive for the Huskies, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Florence might have lost, but man, Brady Hunsberger was a machine: he rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Hunsberger a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaret Lozano was another key player, picking up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Florence was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Manitou Springs and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Florence, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Manitou Springs took a serious blow against Florence when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 53-12. Thankfully for Manitou Springs, Luguse Nuss (who rushed for 78 yards on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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