South is 0-10 against Hutchinson since September of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The South Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Hutchinson Salthawks at 7:00 p.m.
South's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Maize on Friday. They were dealt a 57-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Eagles are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Hutchinson entered their tilt with Maize South on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Mavericks with a sharp 42-20 win. Considering the Salthawks have won five matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hutchinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hutchinson's defense and their 4.5 sacks. Gavaughn Embers was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
South's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hutchinson, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
South was taken down by Hutchinson 42-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Can South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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