The Sterling Black Bears will take on the South Sumner [Caldwell/South Haven] Outlaws 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 matchup.
Sterling is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Conway Springs just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Cardinals at home and fell 41-14. The Black Bears haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Zane Farney and Isaac Winter. Winter had a great game and rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Farney was balling out in the loss, rushing for 167 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Sumner [Caldwell/South Haven] was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 20-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Medicine Lodge.
Sterling's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for South Sumner [Caldwell/South Haven], their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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