On Friday, Haxtun faced Sedgwick County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs put the hurt on the Sedgwick County Cougars with a sharp 32-6 win. Considering the Fightin' Bulldogs have won seven matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Haxtun to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grant Statz, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 32 yards and a touchdown. Statz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 128 rushing yards. Chase Goddard was in the mix too, providing Haxtun with two touchdowns.
Haxtun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Haxtun didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kanin Koberstein and Colin Cone.
Haxtun's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Sedgwick County, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Haxtun will challenge Hoehne at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Haxtun's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven games. Sedgwick County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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