The Prairie Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Briggsdale Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-15, which was the final score in Prairie's tilt against Arickaree on Thursday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Prairie took the loss, they still got scores from Wyatt Walker and Lane Schock.
Prairie wouldn't let Arickaree keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Beau Carlson, Walker, and Schock picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Meanwhile, Briggsdale was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Weldon Valley 57-27 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Briggsdale's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaeden Gebauer, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Gebauer got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 87 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Scot Francis, who threw for 238 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Briggsdale was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 555 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Weldon Valley only gained 286.
Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Briggsdale, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Prairie lost to Briggsdale on the road by a decisive 32-18 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Briggsdale's Dallas Glass, who rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Prairie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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