Kiowa County is 0-8 against South Central since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Kiowa County Mavericks will look to defend their home field against the South Central Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Kiowa County blew past Ashland, posting a 36-6 victory on the road.
Meanwhile, South Central is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Laverne. South Central strolled past Laverne with points to spare, taking the game 60-46. The Timberwolves' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
A big part of South Central's victory came down to the chemistry between JT Prusa and his top target Easton Huck. Prusa gained 178 total yards and three touchdowns while Huck rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Huck a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jamie Sarminento, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to South Central's defensive line and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Hayden Herzer and Jase Rutherford, who racked up all five sacks between them.
Kiowa County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for South Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Kiowa County was taken down by South Central 74-8 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prusa, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for seven yards and a touchdown. Now that Kiowa County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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