On Friday, Dove Creek faced Sanford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dove Creek Bulldogs came up short against the Sanford Mustangs, falling 41-18. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Although Dove Creek took the loss, they still got scores from Trevan Ivie, Nicholas Aragon, and Josh Kibel.
Trason Gartrell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes for Sanford. The dominant performance gave Gartrell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Dove Creek's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2. As for Sanford, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Dove Creek will square off against Simla at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Simla is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Dove Creek will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Sanford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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