Hot Springs is 2-8 against St. Thomas More since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hot Springs Bison are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Thomas More Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hot Springs is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Custer: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hot Springs blew Custer out of the water with a 48-21 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bison had established a 21 point advantage.
Clancy Koupal was his usual excellent self, rushing for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. Those 181 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Connor Kramer was another key back, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Hot Springs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Custer's QB won't forget Aidyn Janis anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Janis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hot Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Custer only rushed for 98.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Belle Fourche onto the board and left with a 48-0 victory. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Hot Springs pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Thomas More, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Hot Springs took their win against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. Does Hot Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Thomas More turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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