Iola is 1-9 against Girard since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Iola Mustangs will be playing at home against the Girard Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Iola will be strutting in after a win while Girard will be coming in after a defeat.
Iola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Anderson County by a score of 25-18 on Friday. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly seven points.
Iola's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kale Pratt and Tre Wilson. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Iola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Girard was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell 15-8 to Frontenac. The Trojans have struggled against the Raiders recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The victory made it two in a row for Iola and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Girard, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Iola strolled past Girard in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 29-15. Will Iola repeat their success, or does Girard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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