It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles challenges the Trego Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ness City is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Wichita County on Friday. They took a blow against the Indians, falling 62-6. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Indians are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Trego came into Friday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They secured a 52-47 W over Ellis on Friday. With that win, the Golden Eagles brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Ashton Wynn was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 178 yards and six touchdowns. Jack Conness was another key player, rushing for 182 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Trego was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ness City's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Trego, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Ness City was taken down by Trego 46-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wynn, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 36 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Ness City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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