The Basalt Longhorns will head out to face off against the Middle Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Basalt has seven straight wins, Middle Park has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Basalt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-7 victory over Moffat County at home. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won six matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Taylor Hays was his usual excellent self, picking up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards. Another player making a difference was Karson Schneider, who threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns.
Basalt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Tarallo and Hays. That's the most rushing yards Hays has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Basalt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a win for Middle Park just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Coal Ridge, falling 28-6.
Basalt's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Middle Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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