On Friday, Dove Creek faced Rangely in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dove Creek Bulldogs had just enough and edged the Rangely Panthers out 22-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The critical scores for Dove Creek came from Liam Hassell, Josh Kibel, and Cael Beanland.
Rangely's loss came despite strong showings from Jordan Irwin and Clay Allred. Irwin gained 104 total yards and a touchdown, while Allred threw for 57 yards and two touchdowns.
Dove Creek's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Rangely, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Dove Creek will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge Escalante at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Rangely, they will head out to face off against Dolores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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