Football Preview: Prairie View Buffalos vs. Iola Mustangs
Prairie View is 8-2 against Iola since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Prairie View Buffalos will be playing at home against the Iola Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Prairie View is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Girard: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Prairie View blew Girard out of the water with a 49-14 final score. The result was nothing new for the Buffalos, who have now won three matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Parker Schwarz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Goodwin, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Prairie View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Prairie View wouldn't let Girard keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Goodwin led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, Iola scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Burlington by a score of 38-35. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.
Prairie View is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Iola, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Prairie View ended up a good deal behind Iola in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 33-18. Will Prairie View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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