St. Thomas More has gone 8-2 against Hot Springs recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Thomas More Cavaliers will host the Hot Springs Bison at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Hot Springs is hoping to do what Belle Fourche couldn't on Friday: put an end to St. Thomas More's winning streak, which now stands at four games. St. Thomas More took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over Belle Fourche. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hot Springs, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Custer 48-21 at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
It was another big night for Clancy Koupal, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Those 181 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Connor Kramer, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hot Springs' defense and their four sacks. In that department, Aidyn Janis was the leader with two. He is becoming a predictor of Hot Springs' success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hot Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Custer only rushed for 98.
St. Thomas More's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Hot Springs, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3.
St. Thomas More suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Hot Springs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can St. Thomas More avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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