The Cherokee Trail Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cherokee Trail is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Rocky Mountain at home to the tune of 37-6 on Friday.
Cherokee Trail's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tyson Smith, who threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns, and Noah Collins, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Collins didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Backing up that air attack was Brian Tucker, who rushed for 90 yards.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 34-12 margin over the Panthers. That 22 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Landon Kalsbeck was his usual excellent self, rushing for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss). Another player making a difference was Sam Callas, who gained 69 total yards and a touchdown.
Dakota Ridge wouldn't let Pomona keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kalsbeck, Jack Offerdahl, and Offerdahl picked up one apiece. Kalsbeck's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 118 rushing yards. Dakota Ridge got some further help from Blake Bishop: he made three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dakota Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Cherokee Trail back to even at 2-2. As for Dakota Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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