The Crawford Rams will venture away from home to square off against the Arthur County Wolves on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Crawford's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Minatare at home to the tune of 66-0. The Rams' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Arthur County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Sioux County 52-18 on the road. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 34 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arthur County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reese Swanson, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Swanson's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Gorwill, who gained 111 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Arthur County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jaycen Hanna and Tucker Rut, who racked up four sacks between them.
With the win, Crawford broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4. As for Arthur County, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for Crawford, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-40 loss to Arthur County in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can Crawford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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