Cheyenne Wells is 8-1 against Walsh since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Cheyenne Wells Tigers will square off against the Walsh Eagles at 2:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Cheyenne Wells is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Wiley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cheyenne Wells blew Wiley out of the water with a 64-6 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-6.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Walsh, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Cotopaxi, posting a 66-6 win at home.
Walsh's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Grady Mundell and Conner McDonald. That's the most rushing yards McDonald has posted since back in August of 2023.
Cheyenne Wells pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Walsh, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Cheyenne Wells was able to grind out a solid victory over Walsh in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 40-32. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Walsh's Leyton Jones, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Cheyenne Wells to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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