The Hoisington Cardinals will face off against the Southeast of Saline Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hoisington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-7 win over Garden Plain. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Owls recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Mason Martin was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 42 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 121 yards and two TDs on only nine passes. Another player making a difference was Taylen Morales, who rushed for 93 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hoisington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Southeast of Saline won against Russell two weeks ago with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Trojans took their matchup with ease, bagging a 44-6 win over Phillipsburg. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-6.
Hoisington better focus on containing Grady Gebhardt and Tiernan Ptacek as the pair were huge in Southeast of Saline's win. Gebhardt rushed for 172 yards and four TDs while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, while Ptacek threw for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Gebhardt has been hot, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last eight times he's played.
Hoisington's record now sits at 10-0. As for Southeast of Saline, their record is now 11-0.
Hoisington suffered a grim 32-6 defeat to Southeast of Saline when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gebhardt, who rushed for 189 yards and three scores. Now that the Cardinals know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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