Football Recap: Burwell Longhorns vs. Sandhills/Thedford Knights
Burwell lost against Sandhills/Thedford back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Burwell Longhorns had to suffer through a 56-8 loss at the hands of the Sandhills/Thedford Knights. The Longhorns have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Kyle Cox had an outrageously good game for Sandhills/Thedford as he rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 177 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Cox's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 16th straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Ross Martindale, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Burwell now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Sandhills/Thedford, the victory was the 12th in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Burwell will challenge Palmer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sandhills/Thedford, they will square off against Bayard on Friday. Sandhills/Thedford will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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