The Paxton Tigers will challenge the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Paxton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Paxton will head out to face Sumner-Eddyville-Miller after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Paxton fell just short of Wallace by a score of 30-28. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Wyatt Walker put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 50 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 64 yards.
Meanwhile, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 48-20 victory over Wauneta-Palisade on the road. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 25 points or more this season.
Jordan Scoville continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 197 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 66 receiving yards. Those 197 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Maddox Jones was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Paxton's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Paxton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sumner-Eddyville-Miller struggles in that department as they've been averaging 239.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Paxton took a serious blow against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 52-0. Can Paxton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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