The Independent Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the South Central Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Independent has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while South Central will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Independent was beaten by Oxford 84-12.
Meanwhile, South Central blew past Kiowa County, posting a 54-8 victory on the road. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Mavericks are ranked 50th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
JT Prusa was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Coda Lindsay, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
South Central's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Jase Rutherford was especially locked on to Kiowa County's QB and sacked him three times.
Independent's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for South Central, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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