The Douglas County West Falcon will take on the Fort Calhoun Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas County West will be strutting in after a victory while Fort Calhoun will be coming in after a loss.
Douglas County West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Logan View/Scribner-Snyder 34-7 on Friday. The Falcon haven't had any issues with Logan View/Scribner-Snyder recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Douglas County West's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Trey Olsen, who threw for 184 yards and two TDs on only 14 passes, and Nolan Asher, who picked up 66 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Fort Calhoun faced Wahoo in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Pioneers took a blow against the Warriors, falling 35-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Pioneers were not able to get on the board.
Fort Calhoun's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Douglas County West, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Douglas County West didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Fort Calhoun in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 20-16 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Pioneers' Blake Welchert, who rushed for 125 yards and one touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Falcon still be able to contain Welchert? There's only one way to find out.
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