The Dakota Ridge Eagles will take on the Palmer Ridge Bears at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Dakota Ridge will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Dakota Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down Heritage 31-14. Dakota Ridge pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Heritage cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge faced Montrose in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Bears skirted past the Red Hawks 31-29. The win continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Red Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Palmer Ridge's win came from a few key players Dakota Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cole Harris, who threw for 182 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 44 yards. Palmer Ridge also got help from Magnus Newman, who showed off his sure hands for 135 receiving yards.
Dakota Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Palmer Ridge, their win bumped their record up to an identical 13-0.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Dakota Ridge has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 385.9 total yards per game. However, it's not like Palmer Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 390.8 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Dakota Ridge ended up a good deal behind Palmer Ridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, losing 39-21. Thankfully for the Eagles, Isaiah Sanders (who rushed for 163 yards and four scores while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 252 yards and one touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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