Football Preview: Caliche Buffaloes vs. Stratton Eagles
The Caliche Buffaloes will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Stratton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Caliche earned a 46-38 win over Peetz. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buffaloes.
Meanwhile, Stratton never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Genoa-Hugo 54-0 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Stratton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Stockton Fye out in front who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Fye was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards. Nolan Notter was another key back, rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Notter wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Stratton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Genoa-Hugo only rushed for 26.
Caliche's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Stratton, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
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