Football Preview: Washburn Rural Blues vs. Maize Eagles
The Washburn Rural Blues will venture away from home to challenge the Maize Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Washburn Rural is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Manhattan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Washburn Rural took a blow against Manhattan, falling 56-14. While losing is never fun, the Blues can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Indians are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Maize came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 57-0 win over the Cougars. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 25 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Brayden Myovela, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Those 108 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Pearce George, who gained 84 total yards and a touchdown.
Maize was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 71.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 289.5.
Washburn Rural's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Maize, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
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