It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on the Highlands Ranch Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dakota Ridge will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Dakota Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Heritage 42-25 on Thursday.
Sam Callas went supernova for Dakota Ridge, rushing for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Rodriguez, who picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dakota Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blake Bishop and Nolan Hartman. With that strong performance, Hartman is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Heritage's side was Jack Offerdahl, who made 13 total tackles and defended two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dakota Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Highlands Ranch's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 42-28 to Ponderosa. That makes it the first time this season the Falcons have let down their home crowd.
Despite their loss, Highlands Ranch saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Crew Gerig, who threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground, was perhaps the best of all. George West was Gerig's top target, picking up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Dakota Ridge pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Highlands Ranch, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
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