On Friday, the Slater Wildcats came up short against the Northwest Mustangs and fell 42-32. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Slater lost, don't look at Chase Hemeyer. Despite the final result, he rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Dane Palmer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northwest, rushing for 138 yards and five touchdowns. Palmer's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards.
Slater's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Northwest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Slater wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 68-48 win against Paris on the 18th. As for Northwest, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-32 victory against Keytesville on the 18th.
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