Hoisington is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Haven is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hoisington Cardinals will challenge the Haven Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Hoisington focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Hoisington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 28-15 victory over Ellsworth.
Hoisington can attribute much of their success to Kyler Dean Russell, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Dean Russell has posted since back in September of 2023. Rhen Galla was in the mix as well, providing Hoisington with two touchdowns.
Hoisington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Hoisington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Robinson and Taylen Morales.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Haven against Cimarron on Friday as the team secured a 38-7 win. Considering the Wildcats have won eight matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Nash Wray was his usual excellent self, throwing for 121 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Vance Loop was another key player, rushing for 115 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry.
Hoisington now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Haven, their record is now 8-1.
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