A win for Highlands Ranch just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 47-7 defeat at the hands of the Dakota Ridge Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Eagles are ranked tenth).
When it comes to explaining why Highlands Ranch lost, don't look at Luke Bakken. Despite the final result, he rushed for 122 yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dakota Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kellen Behrendsen, who threw for 184 yards and a touchdown while completing 88.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Landon Kalsbeck helped Behrendsen out on the ground, rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 46 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Highlands Ranch and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Dakota Ridge, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons faces off against Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dakota Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Golden at 7:30 p.m. Dakota Ridge will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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