The Superior Wildcats will take on the Gibbon Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Superior's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Gibbon has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Superior is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wood River on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Superior was beaten by Wood River 42-14. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kyler Boyles and Beau Rohrich. Rohrich had a great game and rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Boyles was balling out in the loss, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Superior was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Gibbon beat Fillmore Central 21-12 on Saturday.
Gibbon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tyler Weismann, Lukas Altwine, and Giovonni Ramirez picked up one apiece.
Superior's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Gibbon, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-5.
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