North Park is 1-9 against Fleming since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The North Park Wildcats will face off against the Fleming Wildcats at 1:00 p.m.
North Park can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home last Saturday. They were dealt a 36-6 defeat at the hands of Caliche. The Wildcats just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, North Park had strong showings from Gavin Pittington, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown, and Tristan Telck, who rushed for 40 yards. Pittington also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making 11 total tackles and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Fleming sidestepped Wauneta-Palisade for a 35-33 win.
Grant Kuntz had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 63 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fleming was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wauneta-Palisade only rushed for 192.
North Park was taken down by Fleming 61-33 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for North Park, Wyatt Cochran (who rushed for 293 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry) 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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