The Hi-Plains Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Stratton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hi-Plains has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 15 straight defeats, while Stratton will come in with six straight wins.
Hi-Plains' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Arickaree on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bison at home and fell 58-0. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Bison are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Stratton's offense rose to the challenge against a Bulldogs defense that boasted an average of only 13.43 points allowed on Friday. Stratton claimed a resounding 48-16 victory over Otis on the road. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Stockton Fye and he. Fye gained 83 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 83 total yards and two touchdowns. Brody Webb didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made ten total tackles (2.5 for loss), and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Stratton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Von Isenbart led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Webb has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Hi-Plains' loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Stratton, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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