The Highlands Ranch Falcons will square off against the Douglas County Huskies at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Highlands Ranch sitting on three straight wins and Douglas County on six.
Last Wednesday, Highlands Ranch earned an 18-6 victory over Ponderosa. That 12 point margin sets a new team best for the Falcons this season.
Addison McLeod was her usual excellent self, rushing for 190 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards.
Highlands Ranch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 176.7.
Highlands Ranch's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tatum Bikulcius. She is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as she's now snagged at least one in the last five games she's played. Another thorn in Ponderosa's side was Addison Jensen, who picked up three sacks and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Douglas County faced Heritage in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Douglas County came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage , sneaking past 27-24.
One reason for the win was Douglas County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aolani DeLeon and Emma McKinney, who racked up all six sacks between them.
Highlands Ranch's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Douglas County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
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