Bucklin is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Minneola is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bucklin Red Aces will welcome the Minneola Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bucklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Satanta on the road to the tune of 80-0 on Friday. Given the Red Aces' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Indians are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bucklin's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kolson Cook, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns, and Miles Haskell, who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Cook has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Haskell, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bucklin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Minneola never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Deerfield 48-0 at home.
Minneola wouldn't let Deerfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Minneola can thank Jesse Smith and Julian Miramontes for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Miramontes is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game.
Bucklin's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Minneola, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Bucklin has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Minneola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 181.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Bucklin took a serious blow against Minneola in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 60-32. Can Bucklin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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