Tonganoxie hasn't had much luck against Bishop Miege recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tonganoxie Chieftains will be staying on the road to face off against the Bishop Miege Stags at 7:00 p.m. Tonganoxie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Tonganoxie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Lansing with points to spare, taking the game 21-7.
Tonganoxie had a senior duo take command as Todd Brown gained 93 total yards and three touchdowns and Talon Langford threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in rushing yards (16). Tonganoxie also got a significant boost from Tanner Hand, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Miege). Everything went their way against Chanute on Friday as Bishop Miege made off with a 37-13 victory. Bishop Miege's win was all the more impressive since the Blue Comets were averaging only 15 points allowed on the season.
Marco Rodriguez was a one-man wrecking crew for Bishop Miege as he threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Teryn Jackson was another key player, picking up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bishop Miege didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaac Eshelbrenner and Jeremiah Johnson.
The victory was the third in a row for Bishop Miege, bringing their record for this year to 4-7. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Tonganoxie, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Tonganoxie has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 191.9 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Bishop Miege, though, as they've been averaging only 72.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Tonganoxie lost to Bishop Miege on the road by a decisive 34-20 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Tonganoxie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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