The Douglas County Huskies will face off against the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas County's defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Fountain-Fort Carson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Douglas County will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Chatfield on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 21-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Douglas County fell just short of Chatfield by a score of 27-24. That makes it the first time this season the Huskies have let down their home crowd.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aaden Parsons, who threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Roman Saiz was Parsons' top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Fountain-Fort Carson came tearing into two weeks ago's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Tigers on the road to the tune of 49-0. That looming 49-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Trojans yet this season.
Fountain-Fort Carson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Terrence Morris, who rushed for 40 yards and three touchdowns, and Colton Camba, who threw for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. What's more, Camba also racked up 15 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Douglas County and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Douglas County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Fountain-Fort Carson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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