The Berthoud Spartans will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Moffat County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Berthoud focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Berthoud is leaving town to face Moffat County after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Berthoud fell 14-7 to Thompson Valley. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Spartans couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 54 points the game before, Moffat County was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were outmatched by Steamboat Springs at home and fell 40-6.
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. Lira didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made five total tackles.
Berthoud and Moffat County were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but Berthoud suffered an agonizing 14-13 loss. Can Berthoud avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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