The St. Marys Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the Council Grove Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Marys is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, St. Marys came up short against Osage City and fell 24-16. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Council Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-0 victory over Central Heights. The match marked the Braves' most dominant win of the season.
Cade Goodell had a dynamite game for Council Grove, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown. Blaise French was another key back, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Council Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Council Grove's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Central Heights' QB won't forget Holden Ziegler anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
St. Marys' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Council Grove, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
St. Marys strolled past Council Grove in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 by a score of 28-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Marys since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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