The Piper Pirates will take on the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Basehor-Linwood is headed out to face a Pirates squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Piper lost to Seaman at home by a 35-18 margin on Friday. The Pirates just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Basehor-Linwood never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to Leavenworth for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-0 victory at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bobcats had established a 35 point advantage.
Nick Doering had a dynamite game for Basehor-Linwood, rushing for 80 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Caelum Theno also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Piper came out on top in a nail-biter against Basehor-Linwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 34-31. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Basehor-Linwood's Sam Boetcher, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Piper to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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