Football Preview: Hoisington Cardinals vs. Cimarron Bluejays
Hoisington is 7-0 against Cimarron since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hoisington Cardinals will welcome the Cimarron Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Hoisington took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 35-8 victory over Larned. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Kyler Dean Russell had a dynamite game for Hoisington, rushing for 85 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Dean Russell has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cimarron). They claimed a resounding 51-6 win over Southwestern Heights at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bluejays considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Cimarron relied on the efforts of Trace Kopper, who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and McCoy Nash, who rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. Kopper also passed for three passing touchdowns, which is notable because Cimarron is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. Coulter Dohrmann was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cimarron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hoisington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Cimarron, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Hoisington has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 223.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cimarron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 154.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Hoisington against Cimarron in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 67-20 win. Does Hoisington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cimarron turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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