With a playoff game on the line, Hill City rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 34-26 victory over the Trego Golden Eagles. That's more bragging rights for the Ringnecks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hill City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Hill City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Dayton Stephen.
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ashton Wynn, who threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards. Wynn didn't just play on offense: he also made 11 total tackles and defended three passes. Another player making a difference was Jack Conness, who gained 77 total yards and two touchdowns.
Hill City is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Trego, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-5 record.
Hill City is on the road again on Friday to play Sublette at 6:00 p.m. Sublette is coming into the contest with five straight wins at home, so Hill City will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Trego does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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