The Sutton Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Heartland Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sutton will be strutting in after a victory while Heartland will be coming in after a defeat.
While Mustangs fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 30-28 win over McCool Junction on Friday.
Wyatt Pollet had a dynamite game for Sutton, rushing for 151 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. Weston Ohrt was another key player, picking up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sutton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-6, which was the final score in Heartland's tilt against Thayer Central on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost three in a row.
Sutton came up short against Heartland when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 18-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Heartland's Carter Siebert, who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that Sutton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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