The Axtell Eagles will take on the Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Axtell will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Axtell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Thunder Ridge onto the board and left with a 54-0 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Longhorns are ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rural Vista [Hope/White City] humbled Waverly with a 62-6 victory. The Heat's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Kole Riedy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tyler Brockmeier and Koden Sanford. Brockmeier also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Axtell pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], their record is now 7-2.
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