It was a proper cat-fight when Van Wert duked it out withKenton on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, the Van Wert Cougars made off with a 45-44 victory over the Kenton Wildcats. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Briston Wise continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Xavier Kelly was Wise's top target, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Van Wert wouldn't let Kenton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Aaron Reichert was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Van Wert was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Van Wert's record now sits at 4-5. As for Kenton, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Van Wert will welcome Elida at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Van Wert is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season. As for Kenton, they will head out to face off against Shawnee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenton is facing Shawnee at the right time seeing as Shawnee is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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