Preview: Pawnee Heights Tigers vs. Cunningham Wildcats
Pawnee Heights is 0-4 against Cunningham since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pawnee Heights Tigers will square off against the Cunningham Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Pawnee Heights' favor is that they have now posted big point totals in their last five games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pawnee Heights had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 49-34 win over Chetopa. This was one game where the offenses had no trouble playing at a high level.
Pawnee Heights got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Leighton Munk out in front who picked up 211 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Munk's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Gardner, who threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Cunningham waltzed into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They claimed a resounding 66-0 victory over Centre at home. Cunningham might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by 48 points or more this season.
Pawnee Heights has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Cunningham, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Pawnee Heights was dealt a bruising 52-0 loss at the hands of Cunningham when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cunningham's Skyler Thimesch, who picked up 78 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that Pawnee Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
