On Wednesday, Douglas County faced Heritage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Douglas County Huskies sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 27-24 win over the Heritage Eagles. The victory was familiar territory for the Huskies who have now won six games in a row.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Douglas County's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aolani DeLeon and Emma McKinney, who racked up all six sacks between them.
When it comes to explaining why Heritage lost, don't look at Abby Nichols. Despite the final result, she threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of her passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Claire Wojceiechowski was Nichols' top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Douglas County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Heritage, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.
Douglas County will square off against Highlands Ranch at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Heritage, they will welcome Columbine at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Columbine: 17.3, Heritage: 14.9) so any points scored will be well earned.
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