Football Recap: Moscow Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 9:07pm

Football Recap: Moscow Wildcats vs. South Barber Chieftains

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-8, which was the final score in the Moscow Wildcats's tilt against the South Barber Chieftains on Friday. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.

A big part of South Barber's win came down to the chemistry between Austin Swonger and his top target Garen Cantrell. Swonger threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns while Cantrell gained 118 total yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Cantrell a new career-high in rushing yards.

This is the second loss in a row for Moscow and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for South Barber, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.

Moscow will venture away from home to face off against Ingalls on Friday. Ingalls knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Moscow likes a good challenge. As for South Barber, they will face off against Chetopa on Friday.

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