Football Preview: Yorktown Wildcats vs. Shiner Comanches
Yorktown hasn't had much luck against Shiner recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Yorktown Wildcats will welcome the Shiner Comanches at 7:00 p.m. Yorktown will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Yorktown had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Falls City put an end to it on Friday. Yorktown was beaten by Falls City 48-7. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Yorktown had strong showings from Brayden Knostman, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and Matthew Olguin, who picked up 42 receiving yards. What's more, Olguin also racked up 22 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, while Shiner put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Louise. Shiner blew past Louise 68-0. That 68 point margin sets a new team best for the Comanches this season.
The victory was the seventh in a row for Shiner, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.9 points. As for Yorktown, they moved to 7-2 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Yorktown was dealt a bruising 71-7 loss at the hands of Shiner when the teams last played back in October of 2019. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Yorktown was down 64-0.
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