Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue Valley Northwest). They blew past the Washburn Rural Blues 49-23 on Friday. Considering the Huskies have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Blue Valley Northwest to victory were Lj Bowens and Nathan Baxter. Bowens rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Baxter threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Bowens' longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Logan Waldorf was another key back, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Blue Valley Northwest's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Washburn Rural's QB won't forget Andrew Wolverton anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Wolverton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Blue Valley Northwest got some further help from Max Moser: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blue Valley Northwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Blue Valley Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Washburn Rural, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blue Valley Northwest will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Blue Valley West at 7:00 p.m. Blue Valley West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Blue Valley Northwest likes a good challenge. As for Washburn Rural, they will venture away from home to challenge Topeka on Friday. Topeka will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Washburn Rural surely won't give up without a fight.
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