Football Preview: Medicine Valley Raiders vs. Wauneta-Palisade Broncos
The Medicine Valley Raiders will take on the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos on Friday. Medicine Valley is looking for their season's first victory.
Medicine Valley will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were dealt a 51-20 loss at the hands of Paxton.
Meanwhile, Wauneta-Palisade had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They claimed a resounding 49-22 win over Wallace on the road. The Broncos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Wauneta-Palisade found their leader in underclassman Kreyton Wiese, who rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Wiese is becoming a predictor of Wauneta-Palisade's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Wauneta-Palisade wouldn't let Wallace keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Wauneta-Palisade can thank David Bryner and Aden Acton for forcing all of them. Acton also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 21.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wauneta-Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Medicine Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Wauneta-Palisade, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Medicine Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Wauneta-Palisade in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, sneaking past 24-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Wauneta-Palisade's Austen Rozelle, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Medicine Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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