Football Preview: Scotland/Menno Trappers vs. Burke Cougars
The Scotland/Menno Trappers will take on the Burke Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scotland/Menno is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-14, which was the final score in Scotland/Menno's tilt against Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Trappers have lost by exactly 50 points.
Although Scotland/Menno took the loss, they still got scores from Keyen Fischer and Bryce Sattler.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Burke, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Sunshine Bible Academy with a sharp 64-38 victory on Friday. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Kaleb Schonebaum continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 276 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gentry Bartling, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Burke was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 518 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Scotland/Menno's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Burke, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
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