Platte County has gone 4-0 against Ruskin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Platte County Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Ruskin Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Platte County is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Platte County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 77-7 victory over Truman. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 63-7.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last match, Ruskin made sure to put some points up on the board against East on Friday. Ruskin blew past East 63-13 on the road. That looming 63-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Golden Eagles yet this season.
Ruskin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Leonard Butler Iv led the charge by rushing for 160 yards on only six carries. Butler Iv's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Adarious Brown, who threw for 156 yards and a touchdown on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ruskin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 468 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Platte County's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Ruskin, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Platte County against Ruskin in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 62-0 victory. Does Platte County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ruskin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
