Sumner-Eddyville-Miller had won 19 straight games dating back to last season and Maddox Jones did his part to make it 20 on Thursday. Everything went the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs' way against the Wallace Wildcats as the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs made off with a 64-39 win thanks in part to Jones, who rushed for 152 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
Jordan Scoville was another key player, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Wallace saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ashtin Johns rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wallace, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Mustangs takes on Wauneta-Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Sumner-Eddyville-Miller has now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Wallace, they will take on Arthur County at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Arthur County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season.
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