Football Recap: King City Wildkats vs. Princeton Tigers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask King City). They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Princeton Tigers on Friday, sneaking past 64-62. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildkats.
Leading King City to victory were Graham Medsker and Landon Carlson. Medsker rushed for 236 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry, while Carlson rushed for 183 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Medsker is now averaging an impressive 129.5 rushing yards per game.
King City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Cooper Mooney and Carter Heinrich. Mooney is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, King City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
The win got King City back to even at 2-2. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
King City will challenge Pattonsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. King City is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Princeton, they will head out to face off against Stanberry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Princeton is facing Stanberry at the right time seeing as Stanberry is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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