The Chaparral Roadrunners will challenge the Pratt Greenbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pratt will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Chaparral extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Roadrunners put the hurt on Belle Plaine with a sharp 42-20 win. The Roadrunners' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Daniel Schmidt was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 29 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 38 yards and one TD. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Chaparral was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Chaparral didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ty Hadsall and Schmidt.
Meanwhile, Pratt won against Halstead two weeks ago with 41 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Greenbacks claimed a resounding 41-6 victory over Larned. The win continues a trend for the Greenbacks in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won six in a row.
Pratt found their leader in sophomore Cade Liggett, who rushed for 104 yards and one score on only 11 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and one TD. Another player making a difference was Cresten Pore, who threw for 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Pratt now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Chaparral, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Friday's contest might be decided on the ground. Chaparral has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pratt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 173.3 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Chaparral was dealt a bruising 49-10 defeat at the hands of Pratt in their previous meeting back in September of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Roadrunners were down 42-3.
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