Football Preview: Burlington Huskies vs. Midwest Oilers
Burlington is 4-0 against Midwest since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Burlington Huskies will head out to face off against the Midwest Oilers. Burlington is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Burlington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Riverside, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Burlington was ranked third). Burlington blew past Riverside, posting a 62-16 win at home. Considering the Huskies have won four games by more than 39 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, a victory for Midwest just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Meeteetse, falling 53-30. The Oilers haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Burlington pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Midwest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Burlington against Midwest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 94-52 victory. Will Burlington repeat their success, or does Midwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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