After flying high against Kennedy last Friday, Moffat County came back down to earth. The Moffat County Bulldogs were outmatched by the Steamboat Springs Sailors at home and fell 40-6. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sailors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Moffat County wouldn't let Steamboat Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Moffat County can thank Damien Lira and Zachary Hedman for forcing both of them. Hedman also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Leading Steamboat Springs to victory were Thomas Krupp and Tanner Cobb. Krupp gained 206 total yards and two touchdowns, while Cobb rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Krupp is now averaging an impressive 106 rushing yards per game.
Moffat County's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Steamboat Springs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Moffat County will host Berthoud at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Berthoud focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Steamboat Springs, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Aspen at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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