Football Preview: Hill City Ringnecks vs. Stockton Tigers
Hill City is 9-1 against Stockton since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hill City Ringnecks will look to defend their home field against the Stockton Tigers. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hill City is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hoxie on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hill City came up short against Hoxie, falling 38-14. The matchup marked the Ringnecks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Hill City took the loss, they still got scores from Tate Balthazor and Sylar Rohr.
Meanwhile, Stockton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Decatur Community 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Red Devils are ranked 30th).
Hill City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Stockton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Hill City against Stockton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 72-0 victory. Will Hill City repeat their success, or does Stockton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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