Wichita County won the last time they faced Ness City, and things went their way on Friday too. The Wichita County Indians claimed a resounding 62-6 victory over the Ness City Eagles on the road. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Eagles are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wichita County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cashton Young led the charge by throwing for 160 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown. Khris Hermosillo was in the mix as well, providing Wichita County with two touchdowns.
Wichita County wouldn't let Ness City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wichita County can thank Max Whitham and Juan Tapia for forcing both of them. Tapia is also on a roll when it comes to forced fumbles, as he's now earned at least one in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
The win was the third in a row for Wichita County, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. As for Ness City, their loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Wichita County will take on LaCrosse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wichita County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games. As for Ness City, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withTrego at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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