Football Preview: Heartland Huskies vs. McCool Junction Mustangs
The Heartland Huskies will face off against the McCool Junction Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heartland will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Heartland's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Centennial on Friday. They took a blow against the Broncos, falling 38-0. The Huskies gained 79 more yards on the day, but it was the Broncos that made the best use of them.
Defeat or not, Heartland got some senior leadership from Luis Alvarez and Carter Siebert. Alvarez rushed for 152 yards, while Siebert rushed for 152 yards. The dominant performance gave Alvarez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Heartland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for McCool Junction, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Mead with a sharp 50-30 win on Friday.
Carson Mcdonald was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 98 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Marcus Chambers was another key player, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Heartland's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for McCool Junction, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Heartland came up short against McCool Junction when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 36-24. Can Heartland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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