The Douglas County Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Castle View Sabercats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Castle View is hoping to do what Rock Canyon couldn't on Friday: put an end to Douglas County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Douglas County took down Rock Canyon 38-21.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Jaden Adragna and his top target Roman Saiz. Adragna threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes while Saiz picked up 230 receiving yards. Saiz's longest reception was for an incredible 94 yards.
Meanwhile, Castle View put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Horizon 51-6 on the road. Given the Sabercats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Hawks are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Castle View had a senior duo take command as Aaron Perry rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and Derek Gordon threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Gordon a new career-high in rushing yards. Castle View also got help from Sam Harry, who showed off his sure hands for 110 receiving yards.
Douglas County's record is now 3-0. As for Castle View, their record is now 3-0.
Douglas County suffered a grim 29-7 defeat to Castle View in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Douglas County, Ethan Gonzales (who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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