The Pratt Greenbacks will face off against the Chaparral Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Chaparral is hoping to do what Larned couldn't on Friday: put an end to Pratt's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Pratt simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Larned 70-0 at home. Given the Greenbacks' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Indians are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Taye Wilson went supernova for Pratt, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Wilson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Schmidt, who gained 72 total yards and six touchdowns.
Pratt wouldn't let Larned keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wilson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pratt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Chaparral had to endure a five-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Belle Plaine a 21-0 shutout on Friday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Vohn Williams and he. Williams rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Jay Cushenbery a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pratt's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Chaparral, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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