The Washburn Rural Blues will venture away from home to square off against the Topeka Trojans on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Washburn Rural has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Topeka will arrive with four straight wins.
Washburn Rural will head out to face Topeka after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Washburn Rural came up short against Blue Valley Northwest, falling 49-23. While losing is never fun, the Blues can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Huskies are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Topeka on the road against Emporia on Friday as the squad secured a 47-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won three matches by 26 points or more so far this season.
Washburn Rural's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for Topeka, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Washburn Rural against Topeka in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-15 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washburn Rural since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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