The Highlands Ranch Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Ponderosa Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ponderosa took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Highlands Ranch, who comes in off a win.
Highlands Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 33-27 victory over Bear Creek on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Kathryn Apotheker was nothing short of spectacular: she rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 171 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. Addison McLeod was another key player, gaining 94 total yards and three touchdowns.
Highlands Ranch's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Aubrey Walsh led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself. She also defended three defended passes, which is notable because Highlands Ranch is 2-1 when she posts at least three defended passes, but 1-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 33-7 to Legend.
The victory made it two in a row for Highlands Ranch and bumps their season record up to 3-6. As for Ponderosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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