Football Preview: Fort Osage Indians vs. Ruskin Golden Eagles
Fort Osage is 4-0 against Ruskin since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fort Osage Indians will face off against the Ruskin Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fort Osage's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oak Park on Friday. They were beaten by the Northmen 34-0. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Indians' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Ruskin duked it out withRaytown on Friday. Ruskin had to suffer through a 54-24 loss at the hands of Raytown. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Bluejays: they've now lost three in a row.
Ruskin might have lost, but man, Leonard Butler Iv was a machine: he rushed for 203 yards on only 15 carries. Butler Iv's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Ruskin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 275 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Fort Osage now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ruskin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Fort Osage against Ruskin when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Osage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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