Two dominant backs in Axton Haswell and Jacob Arzberger are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Brush Beetdiggers will venture away from home to challenge The Academy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Brush's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Weld Central on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 14-0 to the Rebels. The shutout was out of character for the Beetdiggers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, The Academy entered their tilt with Arvada on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Bulldogs to the tune of 63-18. The matchup marked the Wildcats' most dominant win of the season.
Arzberger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119.4 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jase Farmer, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
The Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Brush's loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for The Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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