The Burlington Cougars will face off against the Wray Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Wray will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Burlington extended their winning streak to five on Friday. The Cougars strolled past Yuma with points to spare, taking the game 32-14. The Cougars pushed the score to 24-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Outlaws cut but never quite recovered from.
Scout Humrich
| 10/03/25 @ Yuma | 158 |
| 09/26/25 @ Denver Christian | 138 |
| 09/19/25 vs Lamar | 112 |
| 09/05/25 vs Lakin | 99 |
| 08/23/25 @ Platte Valley | 7 |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Scout Humrich and Jason Saucedo. Humrich rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries while Saucedo rushed for 139 yards while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Humrich is now averaging an impressive 102.8 rushing yards per game.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Burlington proved: they limited Yuma to a paltry 2.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Anthony Estrada for the heroic effort on defense: he. Burlington didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.2.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wray against Holyoke on Saturday as the team secured a 40-8 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Wray's win came from a few key players Burlington will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aaron Tena, who picked up 137 receiving yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 131 yards and one score on only six carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 98 yards. Brody Stults was another key player, rushing for 160 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten carries.
Wray now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Burlington, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided on the ground. Burlington has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 290.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wray struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 203.8 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Burlington was dealt a bruising 49-6 defeat at the hands of Wray when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cougars were down 35-0.
