Kosciusko fought the good fight in their overtime game against Houston on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to the Houston Hilltoppers. The Whippets haven't had much luck with the Hilltoppers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Kosciusko saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jackson Schuler rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Schuler a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Wade, who rushed for 83 yards.
Even though they lost, Kosciusko was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kosciusko's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Houston, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kosciusko will host Murrah at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 915 yards in their previous games. As for Houston, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Caledonia at 7:00 p.m. Houston will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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