The Leavenworth PIONEERS will venture away from home to challenge the Holton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Leavenworth's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 57-0 win over West. The PIONEERS's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Holton got the win against Hiawatha on Friday by a conclusive 35-14. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Holton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Korban Wilson, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Jackson, who rushed for 188 yards while picking up 9.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Holton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 527 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Leavenworth now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Holton, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
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