A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sandy Creek comes in on six and Exeter-Milligan/Friend on three.
Sandy Creek will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Sutton, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Sandy Creek never let Sutton onto the board and left with a 59-0 win on Friday. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 44 point advantage.
Ethan Shaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 201 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Connor Rempe was another key player, picking up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Exeter-Milligan/Friend on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Tri County out of the water with a 46-6 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-0.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Exeter-Milligan/Friend was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Sandy Creek's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, their record now sits at 4-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Sandy Creek has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 254.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Exeter-Milligan/Friend struggles in that department as they've been averaging 252.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sandy Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Exeter-Milligan/Friend in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 64-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandy Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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