Football Preview: Paxton Tigers vs. Wauneta-Palisade Broncos
Paxton and Wauneta-Palisade are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Paxton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 65-0 win over Minatare on the road. The Tigers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Paxton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Hebblethwaite and Jayden Montelongo.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wauneta-Palisade, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They breezed by Banner County at home to the tune of 66-0 last Friday. The Broncos pushed the score to 60-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.
Wauneta-Palisade found their leader in underclassman Kreyton Wiese, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Wiese also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wauneta-Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Paxton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Paxton's way against Wauneta-Palisade in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Paxton made off with a 40-20 victory. Does Paxton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wauneta-Palisade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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