Winona's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They secured a 24-20 W over the Kosciusko Whippets. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Winona was led to victory by Zaishun Nash and Landon Crawford. Nash rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown, while Crawford rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Nash a new career-high in rushing yards.
Winona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kosciusko only rushed for 91.
Kosciusko lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caiden Wade, who threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards.
Winona's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for Kosciusko, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Winona will square off against Choctaw County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Kosciusko, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Newton County at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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