Football Preview: Girard Trojans vs. Iola Mustangs
Girard has gone 9-1 against Iola recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Girard Trojans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Iola Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Girard's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so Iola's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Girard is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Frontenac on Friday. They fell 15-8 to the Raiders. The Trojans have struggled against the Raiders recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Iola). They walked away with a 25-18 victory over Anderson County on Friday. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly seven points.
Iola's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kale Pratt and Tre Wilson. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Iola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Girard's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Iola, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Girard lost to Iola on the road by a decisive 29-15 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Girard, Landon Weide (who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 64 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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