Burlington entered their match against Wiggins on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Burlington Cougars and the Wiggins Tigers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Burlington Cougars suffered a 7-6 loss. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
Leading Wiggins to victory were Jr Meyer and Jayson Lousberg. Meyer rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown, while Lousberg rushed for 103 yards. The dominant performance gave Meyer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Burlington's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-4. As for Wiggins, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burlington will face off against Limon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burlington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Wiggins, they will challenge Holyoke at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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