Football Preview: Schuyler County Rams vs. Southwest Wildcats
The Schuyler County Rams will take on the Southwest Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Schuyler County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Schuyler County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 62-44 win over Knox County on Friday.
It was another big night for Elliot Sevits, who rushed for 289 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brody Weaver was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuyler County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 348 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Schuyler County'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 Weaver and Colin Oliver.
Meanwhile, Southwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 86-16 to Norborne/Hardin-Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Schuyler County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Schuyler County against Southwest when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 60-32 victory. Will Schuyler County repeat their success, or does Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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