Football Preview: Twin Loup Wolves vs. Loomis Wolves
The Twin Loup Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Loomis Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Twin Loup is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Twin Loup didn't have quite enough to beat Burwell and fell 26-23. While the Wolves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 15-12 in the first quarter.
Although Twin Loup took the loss, they still got scores from Oran Grint, Garrett Hasenauer, and Jackson Hall.
Meanwhile, Loomis put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Overton 28-26. The 28-point effort marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jace Schukar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 34 receiving yards. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 53 yards. Another player making a difference was Ben Trompke, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Loomis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Twin Loup's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Loomis, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Twin Loup has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 188.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Loomis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 223.1. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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