The Chetopa Hornets will face off against the Peabody-Burns Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Chetopa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-0 victory over Altoona-Midway. The high-scoring effort was just what the Hornets needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Jackson Lawellin looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 95 yards and two TDs, while also rushing for 35 yards.
Chetopa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Braydon Heady picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Peabody-Burns had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Titans get on the board and left with a 21-0 win. Considering the Warriors have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Chetopa back to even at 3-3. As for Peabody-Burns, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Chetopa was dealt a bruising 59-20 loss at the hands of Peabody-Burns when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Warriors' Aiden Hurst, who rushed for 255 yards and three scores while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Now that the Hornets know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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