Two dominant backs in Ryan Sramek and Trenton Schartz are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rawlins County Buffaloes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ellis Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Rawlins County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Hoxie, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Rawlins County was ranked 17th). Rawlins County was dealt a 52-6 loss at the hands of Hoxie on Friday. The Buffaloes' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Rawlins County had strong showings from Sramek, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, and Dorian Culwell, who rushed for 102 yards. Sramek's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 135 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Rawlins County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Rawlins County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Sramek.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four games, Ellis finally came back down to earth on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-8 loss at the hands of Wichita County.
Rawlins County's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Ellis, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
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