Steamboat football fights hard against Basalt
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A strong first drive the Steamboat Springs High School football team resulted in a touchdown at the hands of senior running back Finn Russell, which gave the home team a 7-0 lead.
Basalt answered right after with a touchdown and kept scoring en route to a 34-14 victory Saturday afternoon at Gardner Field .
The Longhorns hurry-up, no-huddle offense has resulted in a 2-0 start for the team.
The Sailors have had two competitive games, but are 0-2.
Steamboat next plays at Salida on Friday.
Basalt 34, Steamboat Springs 14
• B 7 7 13 7 – 34
• SS 7 0 0 7 – 14
Shelby Reardon is the assistant editor at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach her, call 970-871-4253, email sreardon@SteamboatPilot.com or follow her on Twitter @ByShelbyReardon.
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