Football Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Keystone

By Team Reports Oct 31, 2024, 7:47am

Football Recap: Keystone Wildcats vs. Oberlin The Phoenix

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Keystone waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their defense stepped up to hand the Oberlin The Phoenix a 34-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won five matchups by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Keystone found their leader in freshman Brad Cowling, who rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.

Cowling was just one part of a punishing run game: Keystone was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in five consecutive games.

Keystone's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Oberlin, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Keystone will take on Genoa Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keystone is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season. Oberlin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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