The Pittsburg Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Highland Park Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,042 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Pittsburg got the win against Topeka by a conclusive 49-24. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won four contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Pittsburg's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carsen Nickelson, who rushed for 74 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and Nate Mitchell, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pittsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pittsburg wouldn't let Topeka keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pittsburg can thank Barrett Rink and Conner Proffitt for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Highland Park beat Washington 38-28 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scots.
It was another big night for Jamon Wilson, who rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 93-yard run. Dontrail Fox was another key player, rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Highland Park didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tremaine Savage and Rayshon Pollard. Savage also made four total tackles, which is notable because Highland Park is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Pittsburg has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Highland Park, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
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