Pratt is 0-3 against Collegiate since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Greenbacks will host the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Pratt knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Collegiate likes a good challenge.
Pratt's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Chaparral. That's two games straight that the Greenbacks have won by exactly 35 points.
Cade Liggett
| 09/05/25 @ Hoisington | 88 |
| 09/19/25 @ Larned | 104 |
| 09/12/25 vs Halstead | 125 |
| 09/26/25 @ Chaparral | 152 |
Pratt found their leader in sophomore Cade Liggett, who rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 152 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Liggett. Caleb Strong was another key player, gaining 114 total yards and a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Pratt proved: they limited Chaparral to a paltry 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Kyler Barker for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pratt didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Collegiate was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against Andale, falling 54-7. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Indians are ranked fifth).
Pratt's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Collegiate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Pratt was taken down by Collegiate 42-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Greenbacks, Harrison Simon (who threw for 339 yards and three TDs while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, and also punched in one score on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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