The Salina Central Mustangs will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Arkansas City Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salina Central will be strutting in after a win while Arkansas City will be coming in after a loss.
Salina Central is headed out to face Arkansas City after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Salina Central breezed by South at home to the tune of 55-13 on Friday. The Mustangs pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had little chance of recovering from.
Jack Gordon had an outrageously good game as he threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Salina Central also got help from Tate Gary, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Salina Central wouldn't let South keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Salina Central can thank Grayton Gross and Jesus Delgado for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Arkansas City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell to Winfield 39-34.
Everything came up roses for Salina Central against Arkansas City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 70-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salina Central 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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