Dighton has gone 4-0 against Greeley County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Dighton Hornets will be playing at home against the Greeley County Jackrabbits. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dighton has seven straight victories, Greeley County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dighton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Hodgeman County, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Dighton was ranked eighth). Dighton really took it to Hodgeman County for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-8 win on the road. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 30 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dighton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Dighton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Daniel Cramer led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, a victory for Greeley County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 36-14 to Wheatland-Grinnell.
Dighton's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Greeley County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Dighton skirted past Greeley County 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Will Dighton repeat their success, or does Greeley County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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