Van Wert won the last time they faced Shawnee, and things went their way on Friday too. The Van Wert Cougars enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over the Shawnee Indians. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
A big part of Van Wert's win came down to the chemistry between Briston Wise and his top target Xavier Kelly. Wise rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown while Kelly gained 202 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Kelly a new career-high in rushing yards.
Van Wert was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Van Wert's record is now 3-5. As for Shawnee, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Kenton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Van Wert is facing Kenton at the right time seeing as Kenton is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Shawnee, they will square off against Ottawa-Glandorf at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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