Two dominant backs in Dylan Mika and Zachary Hedman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Aspen Skiers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Moffat County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Aspen will be strutting in after a win while Moffat County will be coming in after a loss.
Aspen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Middle Park on the road to the tune of 40-2 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mika was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Aspen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Chile Smart, Landen Thurber, and Samuel Weber picked up one apiece. What's more, Thurber also racked up 25 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for Moffat County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 40-16 to Coal Ridge.
Aspen now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Moffat County, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Aspen was dealt a bruising 64-28 loss at the hands of Moffat County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Aspen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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