Paxton and Wauneta-Palisade are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Paxton's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 65-0 win over Minatare. The Tigers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Paxton'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 Tanner Hebblethwaite and Jayden Montelongo.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Wauneta-Palisade, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Banner County 66-0 at home. The Broncos pushed the score to 60-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.
Wauneta-Palisade found their leader in underclassman Kreyton Wiese, who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Wiese also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wauneta-Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Paxton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Paxton took their victory against Wauneta-Palisade when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 40-20. Will Paxton repeat their success, or does Wauneta-Palisade have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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