Douglas County won the last time they faced Fountain-Fort Carson, and things went their way on Friday too. The Douglas County Huskies sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-17 win over the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans.
A big part of Douglas County's victory came down to the chemistry between Aaden Parsons and his top target Nolan Case. Parsons threw for 271 yards and a touchdown while Case gained 199 total yards and a touchdown. Case also posted 169 receiving yards, which is notable because Douglas County is undefeated when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Despite the defeat, Fountain-Fort Carson saw an underclassman step up: Da'Kari Releford Jr rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Douglas County's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, the loss snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Douglas County will be playing in front of their home fans against Pine Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, they and Regis Jesuit are set to duel on Friday. Fountain-Fort Carson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season.
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