Iola hasn't had much luck against Prairie View recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Iola Mustangs will square off against the Prairie View Buffalos at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Things were looking good for Iola after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Burlington by a score of 38-35. One positive for the Mustangs, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Prairie View over Girard in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Prairie View blew Girard out of the water with a 49-14 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Parker Schwarz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 63 yards. Josh Goodwin was in the mix too, providing Prairie View with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prairie View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Prairie View wouldn't let Girard keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Goodwin led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Schwarz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Iola's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Prairie View, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Iola strolled past Prairie View when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 33-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iola since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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