Football Preview: Blue Valley Northwest Huskies vs. Washburn Rural Blues
The Blue Valley Northwest Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Washburn Rural Blues at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blue Valley Northwest is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Blue Valley Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: St. James Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Blue Valley Northwest was ranked sixth). Blue Valley Northwest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 27-24 win over St. James Academy on Friday.
Among those leading the charge was Nathan Baxter, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 76 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Trevor Garlington did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 113 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-20, which was the final score in Washburn Rural's tilt against Platte County on Friday. The Blues have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Blue Valley Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Washburn Rural, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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