Fort Collins had won two straight games and Justin Cranford did his part to make it three on Friday. The Fort Collins Lambkins blew past the Prairie View Thunderhawks, posting a 49-19 victory thanks in part to Cranford, who threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August.
Levi Hermsen was Cranford's top target, picking up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown. Hermsen was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 66 yards.
Fort Collins didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kaden Souders, Evan Kadrich, Cam Smith, and Rigoberto Galvez picked up one apiece. Souders has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 20 times he's played. Another thorn in Prairie View's side was Justin Schlicting, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Fort Collins' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-4. As for Prairie View, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Fort Collins will square off against Arvada West at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Arvada West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season. Prairie View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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