The Winside Wildcats will challenge the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Winside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Walthill 56-22 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three matches by 34 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Winside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mace Magwire, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Sellin, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Winside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bancroft-Rosalie put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Randolph on the road to the tune of 74-38. That 36 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Bancroft-Rosalie's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Graysen Briggs led the charge by rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Nick Buchholz was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and two touchdowns.
Winside now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Bancroft-Rosalie, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Winside has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Bancroft-Rosalie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 208.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Winside's way against Bancroft-Rosalie when the teams last played back in October of 2015, as Winside made off with a 44-22 win. In that match, Winside amassed a halftime lead of 36-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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