The Ennis Mustangs will head out to take on the Culbertson Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ennis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 79-46 win over Park City. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Ennis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Caden Lovett and Owen Koljonen.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Ennis, adding 15 points to the final score. All those points came courtesy of Cole Kramer: he added 15 points with five field goals.
Meanwhile, Culbertson faced Circle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Culbertson came out on top against Circle by a score of 35-22. Winning may never get old, but the Cowboys sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Bridger Salvevold was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 120 rushing yards.
Culbertson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Ennis' record is now 6-3. As for Culbertson, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Ennis has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 201.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Culbertson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 246. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Ennis suffered a grim 34-14 defeat to Culbertson in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. Can Ennis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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