The Platte Canyon Huskies will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners at 11:00 a.m. Platte Canyon will be strutting in after a win while Prospect Ridge Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Platte Canyon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 36-30 W over Denver Christian on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Huskies considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Platte Canyon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Hogsett, who rushed for 149 yards. The dominant performance gave Hogsett a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Platte Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a win for Prospect Ridge Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 48-6 loss at the hands of Forge Christian. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Fury are ranked 44th).
Platte Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, the defeat snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Platte Canyon came out on top in a nail-biter against Prospect Ridge Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, sneaking past 22-20. Does Platte Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prospect Ridge Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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