Aspen waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Moffat County Bulldogs on the road to the tune of 53-6. With that win, the Skiers brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
Aspen got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Henry Hurd out in front who picked up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Another back making a difference was Dylan Mika, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Aspen 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 contests.
Aspen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Joshua Ford, Chile Smart, and Andrew Palmaz picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Palmaz a new career-high in rushing yards.
Aspen's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Moffat County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Aspen will face off against Delta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Aspen's defense has only allowed 12.5 points per game this season, so Delta's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Moffat County, they will challenge Basalt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Basalt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
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