If Resurrection Christian was feeling good off their 61-32 takedown of Palm Beach Christian Prep last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Resurrection Christian Cougars took a 20-6 bruising from the Palisade Bulldogs on Friday.
Despite the loss, Resurrection Christian still got an impressive performance from Hunter Hansen, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Branson Springer and his top target Nathan Umberger. Springer threw for 136 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes while Umberger picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Springer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Resurrection Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Palisade, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Resurrection Christian will head out to square off against Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lutheran focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Palisade, they will head out on the road to take on Durango at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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