Football Preview: Limon Badgers vs. Wiggins Tigers
Limon is 9-0 against Wiggins since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Limon Badgers are on the road again to play the Wiggins Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Limon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Limon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They walked away with a 20-10 win over Platte Valley.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jacob Jaklich and Camdyn Tacha. Jaklich rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns while Tacha rushed for 93 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Jaklich a new career-high in rushing yards.
Limon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wiggins). They took their game on Sunday with ease, bagging a 49-12 victory over Colorado Springs Christian. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jayson Lousberg was his usual excellent self, rushing for 201 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Jorge Mendez was another key rusher, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
The victory got Wiggins back to even at 5-5. As for Limon, their record now sits at 8-2.
Limon came out on top in a nail-biter against Wiggins when the teams last played back in October, sneaking past 21-19. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lousberg, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Limon still be able to contain Lousberg? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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