Hoxie is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Rawlins County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hoxie Indians will welcome the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hoxie will bounce into Friday's contest after beating St. Francis, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Hoxie claimed a resounding 46-0 win over St. Francis on the road. Given Hoxie's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while St. Francis is ranked 55th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braydon Scheetz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 76 yards and six touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Hoxie didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matt Bretz and Scheetz. What's more, Bretz also racked up six rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Rawlins County's and Decatur Community's match on Friday was close at halftime, but Rawlins County turned on the heat in the second half with 32 points. Rawlins County really took it to Decatur Community for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-18 victory at home.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rawlins County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Sramek, who rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for three yards and a touchdown. Sramek is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Dorian Culwell, who rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rawlins County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Hoxie's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Rawlins County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Hoxie has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 147.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Rawlins County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 362.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hoxie didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Rawlins County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 32-26 win. Will Hoxie repeat their success, or does Rawlins County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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