The Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs will challenge the Garden County Eagles on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Sumner-Eddyville-Miller has 22 wins dating back to last season, while Garden County has ten).
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Diller-Odell 60-25. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 23 points or more this season.
Maddox Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Cohen Rohde was another key player, gaining 82 total yards and two touchdowns.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Garden County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Red Cloud 22-20.
The critical scores for Garden County came from Wilsie Lobner, Kyan Kramer, and Kole Fornander.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Garden County, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 238.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Garden County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 299. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller lost to Garden County on the road by a decisive 54-35 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. Can Sumner-Eddyville-Miller avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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