The matchup between Dolores and Whitehorse on Friday hardly resembled the 18-6 effort from their previous meeting. The Dolores Bears breezed by the Whitehorse Raiders at home to the tune of 48-16. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bears' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 51st in Colorado, while the Raiders are ranked fifth in Utah).
Michael Rantz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.2 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Trayton Traweek, who rushed for 29 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Dolores' defense and their three sacks. Micah Vrtatko was especially locked on to Whitehorse's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
The victory got Dolores back to even at 2-2. As for Whitehorse, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Dolores will play host again on Thursday to welcome Mancos, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Whitehorse, they will head out on the road to challenge Pine Hill at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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