The Frankfort Redbirds are on the road again on Saturday to play the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 2:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Frankfort finally turned things around against Sparta/Steeleville last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bulldogs 44-8. The Redbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Paxton-Buckley-Loda to the tune of 42-14. Considering the Spartans have won four matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Joseph-Ogden to victory, but perhaps none more so than WYATT WERTZ, who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave WERTZ a new career-high in rushing yards. Another pass catcher making a difference was Coy Taylor, who gained 211 total yards and a touchdown.
Frankfort's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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