The Paxton Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Wallace Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Paxton has given up an average of 42 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Paxton had to suffer through a 66-20 loss at the hands of Wauneta-Palisade. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Broncos are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Wallace ended up a good deal behind Southwest on Friday and lost 45-30. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Paxton will need to focus on slowing down Ashtin Johns, one of several Wallace players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 105 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Johns got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards. Brayden Gardner also helped with two scores in total.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wallace fell to 3-1. As for Paxton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Paxton couldn't quite finish off Wallace when the teams last played back in October of 2024 and fell 30-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johns, who rushed for 151 yards and two TDs, and also threw for seven yards and one touchdown. Now that the Tigers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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