St. Francis and Rawlins County are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The St. Francis Indians will host the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
St. Francis is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hill City on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Francis was beaten by Hill City 76-36. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, St. Francis got top-tier performance from Lucas Raile, who threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Raile has posted since back in October of 2023. Ethan Graham was Raile's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Rawlins County entered their tilt with Stockton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 58-12 victory over the Tigers at home. The result was nothing new for the Buffaloes, who have now won three matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Dorian Culwell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles. Tucker Prideaux was another key player, throwing for 70 yards and three touchdowns on only five passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rawlins County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rawlins County's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Culwell and Tru Dewey, who racked up four sacks between them.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Rawlins County, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
St. Francis took a serious blow against Rawlins County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rawlins County's Ryan Sramek, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that St. Francis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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