The North Park Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Briggsdale Falcons at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Park is looking for their season's first win.
North Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Peetz on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wildcats were outmatched by the Bulldogs and fell 57-19. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked tenth).
Despite the defeat, North Park got top-tier performance from Aiden Pittington, who rushed for 124 yards and a pair of scores on only 14 carries, and also threw for 63 yards and one TD while completing 75% of his passes. Pittington's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Briggsdale took a blow against Otis on Friday, falling 85-28. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Although Briggsdale took the loss, they still got scores from Jeremiah Sparks, Kaden Sanders, Sering Pino, and Isaiah Trujillo.
Briggsdale's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for North Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
North Park was dealt a bruising 65-12 loss at the hands of Briggsdale when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Wildcats, Dallas Glass (who rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 15 yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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