The Kenesaw Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Axtell Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenesaw will be strutting in after a win while Axtell will be coming in after a loss.
Kenesaw is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 70-34 victory over Franklin on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Blue Devils with their most commanding win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Maddox Wagoner and he. Wagoner rushed for 224 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry while he rushed for 224 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Adam Denkert is now averaging an impressive 126 rushing yards per game.
Kenesaw's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Wagoner. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kenesaw was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 516 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Axtell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. The game between them and Wilcox-Hildreth wasn't particularly close, with Axtell falling 58-44. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 14 points.
Axtell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Elijah Bergstrom, who gained 247 total yards and three touchdowns, and Jacob Halvorsen, who gained 248 total yards and two touchdowns. Bergstrom got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 54 yards.
Kenesaw's record now sits at 3-1. As for Axtell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Kenesaw came up short against Axtell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 12-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bergstrom, who rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that Kenesaw 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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