Football Preview: St. Francis Indians vs. Hoxie Indians
St. Francis is 4-0 against Hoxie since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Francis Indians will host the Hoxie Indians at 7:00 p.m. St. Francis has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Hoxie will come in with six straight victories.
St. Francis is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Rawlins County on Friday. They had to suffer through a 50-12 loss at the hands of the Buffaloes. The match marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The losing side was boosted by Lucas Raile, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
St. Francis wouldn't let Rawlins County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Layn Todd led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Joel Gilliland is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hoxie got the win against Hill City on Friday by a conclusive 38-14. Considering the Indians have won five matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoxie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Duncan Bell, who threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Bell has posted since back in October of 2023. Braydon Scheetz was another key player, gaining 113 total yards and two touchdowns.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Hoxie, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Raile and Bell. Raile has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 188.8 passing yards and has 14 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Bell has averaged 118.8 passing yards and has 14 passing touchdowns on the season.
St. Francis came out on top in a nail-biter against Hoxie in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, sneaking past 30-28. Does St. Francis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoxie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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