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| 10/11/24 - Home | 38-14 W |
| 10/06/23 - Away | 36-24 W |
| 10/07/22 - Home | 20-14 W |
| 11/05/21 - Away | 48-68 L |
| 10/08/21 - Away | 40-61 L |
| + 4 more games |
Hoxie is 7-2 against Hill City since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Indians will take on the Ringnecks at 7:00 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Chase Meyer and Tate Balthazor.
Hoxie is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 60 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Decatur Community on Friday. They took a 24-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Hill City entered their tilt with St. Francis on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They really took it to the Indians for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-18 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Ringnecks had established a 20-point advantage.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Balthazor and Lucas Raile. Balthazor had a great game and rushed for 179 yards and three TDs while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Raile did his best for the losing side, throwing for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Hill City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Balthazor, Briggs Born, and Ryan Budig picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Balthazor is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game. Born got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Hill City's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hoxie, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything went Hoxie's way against Hill City in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Hoxie made off with a 38-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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