The Maize Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Washburn Rural Blues at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Maize's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
Maize's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to South for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-0 win. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Myovela was his usual excellent self, rushing for 108 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Pearce George, who gained 84 total yards and a touchdown.
Maize was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 71.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 289.5.
Meanwhile, a victory for Washburn Rural just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of Manhattan. The Blues were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Maize pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Washburn Rural, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
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