The Chaparral Roadrunners will head out on the road to face off against the Pratt Greenbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Chaparral took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 21-0 margin over Belle Plaine. The victory was some much needed relief for the Roadrunners as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
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.
Meanwhile, Pratt put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Larned for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-0 win at home. The Greenbacks pushed the score to 64-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Indians had no chance of recovering from.
Taye Wilson was a one-man wrecking crew for Pratt as he rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Wilson's longest rush was for an incredible 76 yards. Another player making a difference was Owen Schmidt, who gained 72 total yards and six touchdowns.
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.
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.
Chaparral's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Pratt, their record is now 3-0.
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