Football Preview: Blue Valley Northwest Huskies vs. Washburn Rural Blues
The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies will head out to take on the Washburn Rural Blues at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Valley Northwest is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Blue Valley Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: St. James Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Blue Valley Northwest was ranked sixth). Blue Valley Northwest skirted past St. James Academy 27-24.
Blue Valley Northwest can attribute much of their success to Nathan Baxter, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 76 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Trevor Garlington did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 113 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Washburn Rural was beaten by Platte County 49-20 last Friday. The Blues have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Valley Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Washburn Rural, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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