The Brighton Bulldogs will face off against the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 865 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Brighton lost to Fort Collins on the road by a 45-27 margin. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brighton might have lost, but man, Spencer Buchta was a machine: he rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake George, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge faced Fairview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Fossil Ridge fell just short of Fairview by a score of 29-26. The SaberCats haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Loss or not, Fossil Ridge got some senior leadership from Nick Kubat and Marcus Mozer. Kubat threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns, while Mozer gained 73 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Kubat a new career-high in rushing yards (67).
Brighton's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Fossil Ridge, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record.
Brighton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Fossil Ridge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 32-28 win. Will Brighton repeat their success, or does Fossil Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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