Rawlins County is 6-0 against Stockton since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rawlins County Buffaloes will host the Stockton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rawlins County has three straight victories, Stockton has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Rawlins County made easy work of Hill City and carried off a 48-28 win.
Ryan Sramek continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 316 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 47 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Dorian Culwell, who gained 144 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rawlins County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 439 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rawlins County's defense and their three sacks. Culwell was especially locked on to Hill City's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Stockton fell victim to Hoxie and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Indians, falling 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Indians are ranked seventh).
Rawlins County's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Stockton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Rawlins County against Stockton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 66-0 win. Will Rawlins County repeat their success, or does Stockton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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