Winside hasn't had much luck against Wynot recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Winside Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Wynot Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Winside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Winside challenged Bancroft-Rosalie on Friday. Winside was beaten by Bancroft-Rosalie 70-22.
Winside might have lost, but man, Mace Magwire was a machine: he rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 71 yards and a touchdown. Magwire showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards.
Meanwhile, Wynot entered their tilt with Walthill on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Blujays 50-8 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won three matchups by 38 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Andrew Haberman, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also caught a touchdown. Lane Heimes was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wynot was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Wynot didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braylon Hans and Killian Steinhaus.
Winside's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Wynot, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Winside has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wynot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Winside was dealt a bruising 52-20 defeat at the hands of Wynot when the teams last played back in October of 2022. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Winside was down 46-6.
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