Football Preview: Hill City Ringnecks vs. Trego Golden Eagles
Hill City is 10-0 against Trego since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hill City Ringnecks will head out on the road to take on the Trego Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Hill City was fully in charge, breezing past Decatur Community 56-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ringnecks.
Meanwhile, Trego came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bulldogs 48-0. The Golden Eagles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Trego found their leader in sophomore Jack Conness, who rushed for 54 yards and four touchdowns.
Trego wouldn't let Quinter keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Trego can thank Graeden Deines and Kaiden Bliss for forcing both of them. Deines has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Hill City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Trego, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Hill City has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 212.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Trego struggles in that department as they've been averaging 173.1. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Hill City against Trego in their previous meeting back in September, as the squad secured a 50-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Conness, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hill City still be able to contain Conness? There's only one way to find out.
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