The Pius X Thunderbolts will head out on the road to challenge the Waverly Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Pius X focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Pius X is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Beatrice: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pius X blew Beatrice out of the water with a 41-0 final score. Considering the Thunderbolts have won three contests by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Joseph Andreasen, who rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Sam Reif did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Waverly waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Titans.
Nathan Axmann had a dynamite game for Waverly, rushing for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Those 202 rushing yards gave Axmann a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carter Mcmillan, who rushed for 58 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Waverly was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
The win made it two in a row for Pius X and bumps their season record up to 4-4. As for Waverly, their record is now 6-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Pius X has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Waverly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 211. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pius X was taken down by Waverly 38-8 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Pius X, Trey Jackson (who threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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