Stockton is 0-6 against Rawlins County since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Stockton Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m.
Stockton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hoxie on Friday. They were dealt a 53-0 defeat at the hands of the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Indians are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Rawlins County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Ringnecks as they made off with a 48-28 win.
Ryan Sramek continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 316 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 47 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Dorian Culwell was another key rusher, gaining 144 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rawlins County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 439 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Rawlins County's defense made their presence known, laying out Tate Balthazor. three times. Leading the way was Culwell with two sacks. What's more, he also racked up 100 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Stockton's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Rawlins County, their record now sits at 3-1.
Stockton was taken down by Rawlins County 66-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Stockton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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