Hot Springs has gone 4-0 against Rapid City Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hot Springs Bison are taking a road trip to challenge the Rapid City Christian Comets at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Hot Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Lakota Tech at home to the tune of 68-16 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bison.
Hot Springs got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Connor Kramer out in front who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 66 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Clancy Koupal, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hot Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Hot Springs' 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 Caleb Kleinsasser and Jared Morgan.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rapid City Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Chamberlain 46-6 at home. The victory was some much needed relief for the Comets as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Hot Springs' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Rapid City Christian, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Hot Springs strolled past Rapid City Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a score of 28-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hot Springs 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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