It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wauneta-Palisade can now relate to. They came up short against the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs on Friday, falling 54-30. The Broncos gained 70 more yards on the day, but it was the Mustangs that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Wauneta-Palisade lost, don't look at Kreyton Wiese. Despite the final result, he rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns. Wiese has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
Even though they lost, Wauneta-Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Scoville, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Jones, who gained 105 total yards and a touchdown.
Wauneta-Palisade now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Wauneta-Palisade does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they will challenge Diller-Odell at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Diller-Odell likes a good challenge.
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