On Friday Hoxie will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Wichita County Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hoxie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Oxford, posting a 54-0 victory. The game marked the Indians' most dominant win of the season.
Hoxie's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Duncan Bell, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for ten yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Bell has posted since back in October of 2023. Another back making a difference was Braydon Scheetz, who rushed for 71 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
Hoxie wouldn't let Oxford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hoxie can thank Easton Nickelson and Trent Fenner for forcing both of them. Fenner also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, Wichita County waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rebels 58-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Rebels are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wichita County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cashton Young out in front who rushed for 210 yards and five touchdowns on only nine carries. Young's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Khris Hermosillo was another key back, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Wichita County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 259 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Wichita County pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.4 points per game. As for Hoxie, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
Hoxie took a serious blow against Wichita County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-14. Thankfully for Hoxie, Wyatt Gardner (who rushed for 254 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 48 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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