The Erie Tigers will take on the Fort Collins Lambkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Erie is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mountain Vista, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Erie was ranked 12th). Erie was beaten by Mountain Vista 55-12 last Friday. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Erie might have lost, but man, Gavin Lusk was a machine: he rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last matchup, Fort Collins made sure to put some points up on the board against Poudre on Friday. Fort Collins blew past Poudre 47-6 on the road. With the Lambkins ahead 40-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jack Mckeon was a one-man wrecking crew for Fort Collins as he rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Mckeon a new career-high in rushing yards. Levi Hermsen was another key player, picking up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Erie's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Fort Collins, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.
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