The Midway Vikings will challenge the Russellville Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midway will be strutting in after a victory while Russellville will be coming in after a defeat.
Midway will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Lone Jack/Kingsville on Friday. Midway simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lone Jack/Kingsville 46-7 at home.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-20, which was the final score in Russellville's tilt against Van-Far on Friday. Russellville was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-12.
Russellville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Keaton Schrimpf, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and Justin Seaver, who rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown.
Schrimpf wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Russellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
The win got Midway back to even at 1-1. As for Russellville, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
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