The Hoxie Indians will face off against the Hill City Ringnecks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hill City is hoping to do what Decatur Community couldn't on Friday: put an end to Hoxie's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Hoxie blew past Decatur Community 45-12 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 26-6.
Hoxie's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Duncan Bell, who threw for 120 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Braydon Scheetz helped Bell out on the ground, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 32 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hill City). They blew past St. Francis, posting a 76-36 victory at home.
Hill City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dayton Stephen and Cameron Atkins. Stephen's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hill City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hoxie pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hill City, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Hoxie was able to grind out a solid victory over Hill City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 36-24. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hill City's Aiden Amrein, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 194 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hoxie to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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