The Osborne Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Pike Valley Panthers on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Osborne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 54-0 victory over St. John's/Tipton Catholic at home. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Blujays are ranked 91st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Osborne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Osborne wouldn't let St. John's/Tipton Catholic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Osborne can thank Gage Seifried and Clay Guttery for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, everything went Pike Valley's way against Waverly on Friday as Pike Valley made off with a 50-30 win.
The victory snapped Osborne's losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record. As for Pike Valley, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Osborne against Pike Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Osborne since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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