Football Recap: Ottawa Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 12:21pm

Football Recap: Ottawa Cyclones vs. Tonganoxie Chieftains

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Ottawa lost against Tonganoxie back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ottawa Cyclones were just a hair shy of victory and fell 38-37 to the Tonganoxie Chieftains. The Cyclones haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

Talon Langford had a dynamite game for Tonganoxie, rushing for 39 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jacob Morenz, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Ottawa's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Tonganoxie, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.

Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Ottawa will host Piper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tonganoxie, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Schlagle at 7:00 p.m. Tonganoxie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.

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