Football Preview: Logan-Rogersville Wildcats vs. West Plains Zizzers
Logan-Rogersville hasn't had much luck against West Plains recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Logan-Rogersville Wildcats will challenge the West Plains Zizzers. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Logan-Rogersville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Marshfield.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Carl Westerling and Jacob Shinkarevich. Westerling rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns while Shinkarevich rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Logan-Rogersville is 2-1 when Shinkarevich posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise.
Logan-Rogersville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, West Plains entered their tilt with Carl Junction two weeks ago with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 34-27 win over the Bulldogs.
West Plains has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.6 points per game. As for Logan-Rogersville, their record now sits at 4-6.
Logan-Rogersville was dealt a bruising 41-7 loss at the hands of West Plains when the teams last played back in September. Can Logan-Rogersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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