Burlington has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Wellsville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Burlington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
Burlington will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Iola on Friday. Burlington narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Iola 38-35. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Burlington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chance Hegg led the charge by rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Brody Anderson was Hegg's top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 65 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Burlington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Burlington wouldn't let Iola keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burlington can thank Alex Mautz and Emmett Hazen for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Wellsville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Osawatomie a 21-0 shutout. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Burlington now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Wellsville, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Burlington took a serious blow against Wellsville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 56-0. Will Burlington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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