Football Recap: Hanover Hornets vs. Cheyenne Wells Tigers
On Saturday, Hanover faced Cheyenne Wells in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hanover Hornets were dealt a 62-18 defeat at the hands of the Cheyenne Wells Tigers. The Hornets' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Although Hanover took the loss, they still got scores from Nolan Sweazy, Tanner Lindsey, and LeeXander Thibou.
Hanover wouldn't let Cheyenne Wells keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hanover can thank Edgar Vera-Wences and Malachi Griffin for forcing both of them. Vera-Wences also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Cheyenne Wells, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hanover will head out to square off against Genoa-Hugo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hanover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season. As for Cheyenne Wells, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges Branson/Kim at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Cheyenne Wells' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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