The Wakefield Trojans will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Wakefield is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 50-32 to Wausa/Osmond. The Trojans just can't catch a break and have now endured nine losses in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hartington-Newcastle took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They put the hurt on Ainsworth with a sharp 54-34 win.
Hartington-Newcastle had a senior duo take command as Cole Heimes rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns and Cole Rosener rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Rosener's longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hartington-Newcastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Wakefield was taken down by Hartington-Newcastle 65-27 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Wakefield, Riley Sudbeck (who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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