The Southwest Wildcats will square off against the Schuyler County Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest is looking for their season's first win.
Southwest might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 86-16 to Norborne/Hardin-Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Schuyler County). They strolled past Knox County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 62-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Elliot Sevits was his usual excellent self, rushing for 289 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brody Weaver was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuyler County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 348 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Schuyler County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Weaver and Colin Oliver.
Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Schuyler County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Southwest was taken down by Schuyler County 60-32 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Southwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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