Football Preview: Jones County Coyotes vs. Kadoka Kougars
Jones County hasn't had much luck against Kadoka recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jones County Coyotes will play host again on Friday to welcome the Kadoka Kougars, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Jones County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against New Underwood on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jones County had to suffer through a 58-30 loss at the hands of New Underwood.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-16, which was the final score in Kadoka's tilt against Hill City on Friday. The Kougars were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Despite the loss, Kadoka got top-tier performance from Kole Hermann, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Hermann's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Backing up that air attack was Gus Stout, who rushed for 105 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Kadoka was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Jones County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Kadoka, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Jones County was taken down by Kadoka 46-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jones County was down 30-0.
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