Pretty Prairie was the 28-18 winner over Stafford when they last played one another back in October of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Pretty Prairie Bulldogs took a hard 30-14 fall against the Stafford Trojans on Friday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pretty Prairie lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emmett Harbaugh, who rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Pretty Prairie wouldn't let Stafford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Carter Stucky was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Leading Stafford to victory were Cody Knoche and Jacob Simmons. Knoche gained 166 total yards and three touchdowns, while Simmons rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Knoche has posted since back in September of 2023.
Pretty Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Stafford, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pretty Prairie will head out to take on Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Skyline focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Stafford, they will venture away from home to challenge Central Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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