Football Recap: Galva Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 14, 2024, 10:33am

Football Recap: Galva Wildcats vs. West Prairie/Southeastern

On Friday, Galva faced West Prairie/Southeastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Galva Wildcats were beaten by West Prairie/Southeastern 60-20. The loss leaves the Wildcats without a win on the season.

Austin Nelson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry for West Prairie/Southeastern. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Whitman, who rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown.

Galva's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for West Prairie/Southeastern, with the victory, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-6.

Galva will challenge Bushnell-Prairie City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Galva is facing Bushnell-Prairie City at the right time seeing as Bushnell-Prairie City is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Prairie/Southeastern, they will face off against Peoria Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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