Football Preview: Kiowa County Mavericks vs. South Central Timberwolves
Kiowa County hasn't had much luck against South Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Kiowa County Mavericks will be playing at home against the South Central Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Kiowa County blew past Ashland, posting a 36-6 victory on the road.
Meanwhile, South Central is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Laverne. South Central took down Laverne 60-46. The win was just business as usual for the Timberwolves, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
A big part of South Central's victory came down to the chemistry between JT Prusa and his top target Easton Huck. Prusa gained 178 total yards and three touchdowns while Huck rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Huck a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Sarminento, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was South Central's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Hayden Herzer and Jase Rutherford, who racked up all five sacks between them.
Kiowa County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for South Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Kiowa County was dealt a bruising 74-8 defeat at the hands of South Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prusa, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for seven yards and a touchdown. Now that Kiowa County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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