The Hutchinson Salthawks will take on the Hays Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hutchinson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Hays likes a good challenge.
Hutchinson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Liberal 33-13. The result was nothing new for the Salthawks, who have now won seven contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Hutchinson came from Taishaun Govain, Terrell King, Jeremyah Gaitho-Karanu, and Kade Smith.
Hutchinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hutchinson's defense and their six sacks. Gavaughn Embers was especially locked on to Liberal's QB and sacked him twice. Embers has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Hays faced Great Bend in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hays snuck past Great Bend with a 19-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Hutchinson pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.7 points per game. As for Hays, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
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