Paxton and Wauneta-Palisade are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Paxton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They breezed by Minatare on the road to the tune of 65-0. The Tigers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Paxton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Hebblethwaite and Jayden Montelongo.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wauneta-Palisade, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Banner County 66-0 at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Broncos had established a 60 point advantage.
Wauneta-Palisade found their leader in underclassman Kreyton Wiese, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Wiese didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wauneta-Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Paxton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Paxton's way against Wauneta-Palisade in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Paxton made off with a 40-20 victory. Does Paxton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wauneta-Palisade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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