vs
| 09/26/25 - Away | 49-6 W |
| 09/27/24 - Home | 35-29 W |
| 10/20/23 - Away | 58-20 W |
| 10/21/22 - Home | 16-55 L |
| 09/10/21 - Home | 28-30 L |
| + 5 more games |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sidney, Mitchell was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They really took it to the Gordon-Rushville Mustangs for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-6 victory. With the Tigers ahead 35-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Michael Plasencio produced another solid performance rushing for 192 yards and three TDs on only nine carries, while also picking up 41 receiving yards. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. James Billingsley was another key player, rushing for 37 yards and one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mitchell proved: they limited Gordon-Rushville to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Rio Williams for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mitchell didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.7.
Mitchell's defense didn't let Johnny Ziller, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Williams was especially locked on to Gordon-Rushville's QB and sacked him twice. Williams is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
With the win, Mitchell broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-3. As for Gordon-Rushville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mitchell is set to take on their familiar foe Valentine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 884 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Gordon-Rushville will square off against rival Kearney Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
