The Burlington Cougars will challenge the Wray Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Burlington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Burlington beat Yuma 20-12.
Burlington found their leader in underclassman Weston Schaal, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown on only five passes. The dominant performance gave Schaal a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Wray put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 49-7 win over Holyoke on the road. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Casey Midcap, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 106 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wray was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Burlington now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Wray, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Burlington has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wray struggles in that department as they've been averaging 276.8. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Burlington was taken down by Wray 53-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wray's Austin Collins, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 51 yards. Now that Burlington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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