Moffat County is 1-6 against Delta since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Moffat County Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Delta Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Moffat County focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Moffat County is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Basalt on the road and fell 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Longhorns are ranked 34th).
Moffat County might have lost, but man, Zachary Hedman was a machine: he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Delta got the win against Aspen on Friday by a conclusive 28-7. Considering the Panthers have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ty Reed was his usual excellent self, rushing for 41 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 136 yards and two touchdowns. 88 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jordan Fraser, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Moffat County's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Delta, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Moffat County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 232 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Delta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 172.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Moffat County ended up a good deal behind Delta in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, losing 28-10. Thankfully for Moffat County, Talan Hulet (who rushed for 220 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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