Football Preview: Prairie View Buffalos vs. Iola Mustangs
Prairie View is 8-2 against Iola since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Prairie View Buffalos will play host again on Friday to welcome the Iola Mustangs, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Prairie View's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
If Prairie View beats Iola with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Prairie View took down Iola 49-30 on Friday. The Buffalos pushed the score to 49-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Prairie View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josh Goodwin, who rushed for 143 yards and six touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, Goodwin is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Parker Schwarz was another key rusher, rushing for 200 yards on only 12 carries.
Prairie View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Prairie View has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Iola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
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