The Trumann Wildcats will challenge the Gosnell Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trumann is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
Trumann is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Highland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Trumann took a blow against Highland, falling 46-16. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Trumann got top-tier performance from Tony Postell Jr, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Postell Jr has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Even though they lost, Trumann was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gosnell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 26-12 fall against Pocahontas.
Trumann now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Gosnell, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Trumann didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gosnell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 29-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trumann since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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