Football Preview: Ness City Eagles vs. Wichita County Indians
The Ness City Eagles will challenge the Wichita County Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ness City is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 12 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Ness City finally turned things around against Quinter on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 44-42. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wichita County at home against Trego on Friday as the team secured a 58-8 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cashton Young had a dynamite game for Wichita County, rushing for 225 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Young a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Khris Hermosillo, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wichita County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Wichita County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Juan Tapia was especially locked on to Trego's QB and sacked him twice.
Ness City's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Wichita County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Ness City was dealt a bruising 72-30 loss at the hands of Wichita County in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Ness City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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