The Skyline Thunderbirds will square off against the Udall Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Skyline has three straight wins, Udall has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Skyline is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Pretty Prairie: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Thunderbirds blew the Bulldogs out of the water with a 46-6 final score. The Thunderbirds pushed the score to 38-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had no chance of recovering from.
Payton Becker and Matthias Bair were among the main playmakers for Skyline as the former rushed for 105 yards and one score on only 13 carries and the latter rushed for 32 yards and a pair of TDs. Becker also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending one pass.
Skyline didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gannon Tucker and Adler Nelson.
Meanwhile, Udall had to suffer through a 44-8 loss at the hands of West Elk.
Udall's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Skyline, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Skyline against Udall in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 46-0 win. Do the Thunderbirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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