Washburn Rural entered their match against Blue Valley Northwest on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Washburn Rural Blues lost 49-23 to the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies. The Blues just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Leading Blue Valley Northwest to victory were Lj Bowens and Nathan Baxter. Bowens rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Baxter threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. Bowens' longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Logan Waldorf, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Washburn Rural's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for Blue Valley Northwest, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Washburn Rural will challenge Topeka on Friday. Topeka's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Washburn Rural's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Blue Valley Northwest, they are on the road again on Friday to play Blue Valley West at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,018 yards in their previous games.
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