Dakota Ridge is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Broomfield is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Dakota Ridge Eagles will welcome the Broomfield Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dakota Ridge's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Broomfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Dakota Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 14-0 victory over Ponderosa. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Eagles were the (much) better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dakota Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Kalsbeck, who rushed for 99 yards on only 14 carries. An impressive showing, but Kalsbeck really ramped things up playing D: he picked up 3.5 sacks, made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Broomfield faced Palmer Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Broomfield came out on top against Palmer Ridge by a score of 32-23. Broomfield's win was all the more impressive since the Bears were averaging only 14.25 points allowed on the season.
Colin Torres continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Dakota Ridge's record now sits at 11-1. As for Broomfield, their record now sits at an identical 11-1.
Saturday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Kalsbeck and Torres. Kalsbeck just won't slow down this season and has averaged 17.8 receiving yards per game. Torres has been a dominant force too and has run in 13 touchdowns while averaging 102.1 rushing yards per game.
Dakota Ridge was taken down by Broomfield 49-21 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Dakota Ridge, Caleb Meehan (who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 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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