The Fort Scott Tigers will take on the Circle Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Scott is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Fort Scott's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chanute on Friday. They lost 20-0 to the Blue Comets. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Circle). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rose Hill 50-48. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Thunderbirds as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Westin Rose continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 245 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 32 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 113.3 rushing yards per game. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Dominic Sawyer, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Circle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Circle wouldn't let Rose Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sawyer was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Fort Scott's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Circle, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
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