The Arthur County Wolves will venture away from home to take on the Southwest Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Arthur County was fully in charge, breezing past Medicine Valley 64-25 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arthur County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grady Gorwill, who rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, Gorwill is now averaging an impressive 133 rushing yards per game. Tucker Rut also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Arthur County's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Jaycen Hanna was especially locked on to Medicine Valley's QB and sacked him twice. Hanna also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making two total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arthur County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Medicine Valley only rushed for 41.
Meanwhile, Southwest took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-14 victory over Harvard.
Houston Billeter had a dynamite game for Southwest, throwing for 224 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Damario Koetter helped Billeter out on the ground, rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Southwest'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 Jacob Barber and Dylan Cornwell.
Arthur County's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Southwest, their record now sits at 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Arthur County against Southwest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 71-36 victory. Will Arthur County repeat their success, or does Southwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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