The Hutchinson Salthawks will square off against the Maize South Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hutchinson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
Hutchinson's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 56-0 victory over Newton. The result was nothing new for the Salthawks, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hutchinson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Trevyr Clark and Carter Morgan. Morgan also snagged an interception, which is notable because Hutchinson is undefeated when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, a win for Maize South just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 51-7 loss at the hands of Derby. The contest marked the Mavericks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Hutchinson and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Maize South, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Hutchinson and Maize South were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but Hutchinson suffered an agonizing 21-20 loss. Can Hutchinson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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