Poudre has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Frederick Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Poudre finally turned things around against Greeley West on Thursday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 28-0 victory over the Spartans. The Impalas' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Frederick entered their tilt with Silver Creek on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Raptors 52-12 at home. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 34 points or more this season.
Preston Kissinger had a dynamite game for Frederick, throwing for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Kissinger a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Burke Eismann, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Frederick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 83.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 169.7.
Poudre's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Frederick, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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