Basehor-Linwood is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while De Soto is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Basehor-Linwood Bobcats will host the De Soto Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Basehor-Linwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Shawnee Heights, taking the game 42-35.
Nick Doering had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Carson Dixon was another key player, throwing for 130 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Basehor-Linwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, De Soto was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Piper 57-7 at home. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Basehor-Linwood's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for De Soto, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Basehor-Linwood was dealt a bruising 48-21 defeat at the hands of De Soto in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Basehor-Linwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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