The Gibbon Buffaloes are taking a road trip to square off against the Superior Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gibbon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Gibbon earned a 21-12 win over Fillmore Central.
Gibbon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Weismann, Lukas Altwine, and Giovonni Ramirez picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a victory for Superior just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Wood River, falling 42-14. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kyler Boyles and Beau Rohrich. Rohrich had a great game and rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Boyles was balling out in the loss, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Superior was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Gibbon's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Superior, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
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