Rifle is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Basalt is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Rifle Bears will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Basalt Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rifle focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday.
Rifle is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They were dealt a 48-0 defeat at the hands of Grand Junction.
Meanwhile, Basalt was fully in charge last Saturday, breezing past Arvada 40-8 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
William Daniel was a one-man wrecking crew for Basalt as he rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Daniel really tore up the turf during one magnificent 82-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Hays, who gained 99 total yards and two touchdowns.
Basalt's defense stepped up as well, laying out Anthony Miller. three times. Owen Lindt was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, making two total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Basalt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arvada only rushed for 95.
Everything came up roses for Rifle against Basalt in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 55-27 victory. In that contest, Rifle amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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