Football Preview: Ness City Eagles vs. Macksville Mustangs
Ness City is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Macksville a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Ness City Eagles will welcome the Macksville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Ness City ended up a good deal behind St. John and lost 54-40.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Macksville beat Kinsley 20-16 on Friday.
Macksville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Orion Guevara out in front who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Kendall Grippin, who rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Macksville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was James Granger with three.
Ness City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Macksville, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Ness City, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-40 loss to Macksville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Macksville's Hector Gomez, who rushed for 281 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Ness City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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