Iola is 2-8 against Prairie View since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Iola Mustangs will head out to take on the Prairie View Buffalos at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Iola lost to Prairie View on the road by a 49-30 margin. The Mustangs were down 49-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Prairie View got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Josh Goodwin out in front who rushed for 143 yards and six touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, Goodwin is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Schwarz, who rushed for 200 yards on only 12 carries.
Prairie View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Iola's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Prairie View, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
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