Deer Trail lost against Kiowa back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Deer Trail Eagles took a 28-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kiowa Indians. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Deer Trail's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mursal Hussein, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, Hussein also racked up 19 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023. Deer Trail also got help from Jayden Mingee, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
Deer Trail didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mingee and Hussein. Mo Hussein was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles and defending a pass.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kiowa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chris Carlson, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Deer Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Kiowa, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-4.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against Briggsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Deer Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season. As for Kiowa, they will challenge Prairie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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