Football Preview: Burlington Wildcats vs. Holton Wildcats
The Burlington Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Holton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Burlington will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 35-14 to Wellsville. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Burlington's defeat came about despite a quality game from Chance Hegg, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 182 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Holton came up short against Leavenworth on Friday and fell 27-20.
Despite the loss, Holton got top-tier performance from Korban Wilson, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Wilson got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Burlington's record now sits at 4-4. As for Holton, their record now sits at an identical 4-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Burlington has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Holton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 282.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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