Yorktown hasn't had much luck against Falls City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Yorktown Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Falls City Beavers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Falls City is hoping to do what Louise couldn't on Friday: put an end to Yorktown's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Yorktown took their match with ease, bagging a 39-0 victory over Louise. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Brody Metting continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 86 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in three or more in the last three games he's played. Matthew Olguin was Metting's top target, picking up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Yorktown wouldn't let Louise keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Yorktown can thank Richard Flores and Brayden Knostman for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Falls City). They blew past Charlotte 51-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Beavers considering their three-point performance the contest before.
Braylon Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 47 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Falls City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Yorktown's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Falls City, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Yorktown has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 315.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Falls City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Yorktown was dealt a bruising 38-0 defeat at the hands of Falls City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Yorktown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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