The South Platte Blue Knights are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Potter-Dix Coyotes at 3:00 p.m. South Platte will be strutting in after a victory while Potter-Dix will be coming in after a defeat.
South Platte's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Creek Valley. The Blue Knights pushed the score to 24-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Storm had little chance of recovering from.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Platte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
South Platte didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Quinten Koenen picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. What's more, he also racked up 122 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 32 points the game before, Potter-Dix was a bit more limited in their matchup last Thursday. They took a blow against Garden County, falling 78-12. The Coyotes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-6.
Although Potter-Dix took the loss, they still got scores from Drew Jeppson and Callen Mcconnell.
South Platte's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Potter-Dix, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
South Platte was dealt a bruising 51-15 loss at the hands of Potter-Dix in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for South Platte, Brayden Kasten (who picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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