Football Preview: Timber Lake Panthers vs. Harding County/Bison
After two games on the road, Timber Lake is heading back home. They will welcome Harding County/Bison at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Timber Lake will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Timber Lake is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Herreid/Selby on Friday as Timber Lake made off with a 38-14 win.
Meanwhile, Harding County/Bison had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 46-14 victory over the Cowboys. The result was nothing new for Harding County/Bison, who have now won three contests by 32 points or more so far this season.
One reason for the win was Harding County/Bison's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Rylee Veal with two. He also set a new season high mark in rushing touchdowns with five.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harding County/Bison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Timber Lake now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Harding County/Bison, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Timber Lake might still be hurting after the 48-28 loss they got from Harding County/Bison in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Timber Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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