The Central Plains Oilers will square off against the Hoxie Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Central Plains sitting on four straight wins and Hoxie on 12.
Central Plains is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Clifton-Clyde out 28-25.
Meanwhile, Hoxie faced South Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hoxie took down South Central 42-28. Hoxie's victory was all the more impressive since the Timberwolves were averaging only 13.83 points allowed on the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoxie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braydon Scheetz, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Scheetz showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards. Duncan Bell was another key passer, throwing for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Central Plains' win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Hoxie, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Everything came up roses for Central Plains against Hoxie when the teams last played back in November of 2018, as the squad secured a 54-6 win. In that matchup, Central Plains amassed a halftime lead of 36-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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