Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Royal Valley). They blew past the Oskaloosa Bears 59-8 on Friday. Considering the Panthers have won three matches by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nolan Bausch and he. Bausch rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Jaxson Stevens's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Another player making a difference was Griffin Cumpton, who gained 52 total yards and a touchdown.
Royal Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 518 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Royal Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Oskaloosa, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Royal Valley will square off against Sabetha at 6:50 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Sabetha: 9.8, Royal Valley: 14.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Oskaloosa, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Riley County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oskaloosa is facing Riley County at the right time seeing as Riley County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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