Football Preview: Greybull Buffaloes vs. Pine Bluffs Hornets
The Greybull Buffaloes will head out to take on the Pine Bluffs Hornets at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Greybull is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Wyoming Indian, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Greybull was ranked 18th). Greybull blew past Wyoming Indian, posting a 62-12 win. The Buffaloes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Lucas Bolzer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 198 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Those 198 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Caden Hunt was another key player, rushing for 60 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
Greybull was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Greybull's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Yandel Hernandez was especially locked on to Wyoming Indian's QB and sacked him four times.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pine Bluffs, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Southeast on Friday as Pine Bluffs made off with a 35-14 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Greybull's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Pine Bluffs, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
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