You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Southwood on Friday. They put the hurt on the Whitko Wildcats with a sharp 30-6 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Maddox Marshall
| 10/03/25 @ Peru | 154 |
| 09/12/25 vs Northfield | 137 |
| 10/10/25 vs Whitko | 100 |
| 09/19/25 @ Wabash | 53 |
| 09/05/25 vs Northwestern | 45 |
| + 3 more games |
Maddox Marshall looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 100 yards on only 11 carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and one touchdown. He has become a key player for Southwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-5 otherwise.
Southwood's run defense was locked in: Whitko could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Ivan Ranck for the heroic effort on defense: he. Southwood's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 2.3 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.27 on average over their last five games.
Southwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marshall and Isaiah Widemon. Marshall got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Southwood's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Whitko, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Southwood is set to face off against their familiar foe Lewis Cass at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Whitko will square off against rival Wabash at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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