Football Preview: Twin Loup Wolves vs. Burwell Longhorns
After two games on the road, Twin Loup is heading back home. They will welcome the Burwell Longhorns on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Twin Loup is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Anselmo-Merna: they outscored them in every quarter. Twin Loup strolled past Anselmo-Merna with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-20.
Twin Loup got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Garrett Hasenauer out in front who rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Hasenauer is becoming a predictor of Twin Loup's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Yahya Harris was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burwell). They blew past Chambers/Wheeler Central 52-12 at home on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Longhorns as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Twin Loup has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Burwell, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Everything went Twin Loup's way against Burwell in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Twin Loup made off with a 48-24 victory. Does Twin Loup have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burwell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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