Wiggins and Yuma are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Wiggins Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Yuma Outlaws at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wiggins will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Limon on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 21-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Wiggins fell just short of Limon by a score of 21-19. Despite 90 more yards than the Badgers, the Tigers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Wiggins might have lost, but man, Jayson Lousberg was a machine: he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Marcus Steinbar also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 117 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Yuma's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 20-12 to Burlington.
Despite the defeat, Yuma got top-tier performance from Jonathan Thomson, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns. Thomson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 114 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Yuma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Wiggins now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Yuma, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Wiggins has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Yuma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 210. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Wiggins' way against Yuma when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Wiggins made off with a 27-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wiggins 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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