The Paxton Tigers will square off against the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Paxton has given up an average of 42.4 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when Paxton challenged Wallace on Friday. The Tigers received a blow as they fell 44-25 to the Wildcats. 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 104th, while the Wildcats are ranked 31st).
Despite the defeat, Paxton got top-tier performance from Maddex Mcconnell, who picked up 142 receiving yards, and also punched in one rushing score.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sumner-Eddyville-Miller). They breezed past Wauneta-Palisade to the tune of 63-33 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Broncos: they've now won five in a row.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jordan Scoville and Kreyton Wiese. Scoville had a great game and gained 336 total yards and seven touchdowns. Meanwhile, Wiese was balling out in the loss, rushing for 146 yards and two TDs.
Paxton's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Paxton might still be hurting after the 44-21 defeat they got from Sumner-Eddyville-Miller in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down 44-6.
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