The Middle Park Panthers will take on the Basalt Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Middle Park has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Basalt will arrive with seven straight victories.
Middle Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Coal Ridge on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Middle Park lost 28-6 to Coal Ridge.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Basalt). They claimed a resounding 48-7 win over Moffat County at home. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 26 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Taylor Hays, who picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards. Another player making a difference was Karson Schneider, who threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns.
Basalt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Will Tarallo and Hays. That's the most rushing yards Hays has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Basalt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Middle Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Basalt, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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