Football Game Preview: Axtell Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:10am

Football Preview: Axtell Wildcats vs. Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons

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The Axtell Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Axtell will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

Last Friday, Axtell ended up a good deal behind Cambridge and lost 34-20.

Despite the defeat, Axtell got top-tier performance from Elijah Bergstrom, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. Axtell also got a significant boost from Jacob Halvorsen, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.

Axtell wouldn't let Cambridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Axtell can thank Caleb Kindschuh and Reece Hunt for forcing both of them. Kindschuh is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 60 points the game before, Wilcox-Hildreth was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They came up short against Lawrence-Nelson, falling 38-12.

Axtell's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Wilcox-Hildreth, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

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