The Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs will face off against the Sanford Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Haxtun comes in on nine and Sanford on three.
Haxtun is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. They blew past Hoehne, posting a 60-0 victory. Considering the Fightin' Bulldogs have won eight games by more than 25 points this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Haxtun to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zach Statz, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Statz's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Chase Goddard was another key receiver, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Haxtun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sanford faced Springfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Sanford skirted past Springfield 20-18.
Haxtun pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.5 points. As for Sanford, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Haxtun against Sanford when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 60-0 victory. Does Haxtun have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sanford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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