Bluestem hasn't had much luck against Cherryvale recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bluestem Lions will host the Cherryvale Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bluestem is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 50-0 loss at the hands of Humboldt. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Cubs are ranked 93rd).
Meanwhile, Cherryvale fell victim to Galena and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took an 8-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Bluestem's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Cherryvale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Bluestem was taken down by Cherryvale 36-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Bluestem, Stetson Schafer (who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 84 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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