The Thunder Ridge Longhorns will challenge the Hill City Ringnecks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Thunder Ridge took a blow against Rock Hills, falling 66-16. That's two games in a row now that the Longhorns have lost by exactly 50 points.
Although Thunder Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Tristan Taylor and Declan Tweedy.
Meanwhile, Hill City was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 54-48 to Ellis.
Even though they lost, Hill City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Thunder Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hill City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Thunder Ridge came up short against Hill City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 28-18. Thankfully for Thunder Ridge, Jaden Nuss (who rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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