The Louise Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Yorktown Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Louise took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Pettus with points to spare, taking the game 41-24. That 17 point margin sets a new team best for the Hornets this season.
Conner Gonzalez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 65 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Louise wouldn't let Pettus keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Louise can thank Gonzalez and Lake Wadsworth for forcing both of them. Wadsworth also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 152.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Louise was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Yorktown had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They breezed by the Trojans on the road to the tune of 56-0. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yorktown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brody Metting, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Mckenzie Yanta was another key rusher, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Louise's record now sits at 3-4. As for Yorktown, their record is now 6-1.
Louise was able to grind out a solid win over Yorktown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 33-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Yorktown's Aidan Nunez, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Louise to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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