The Hallsville Indians will face off against the Eldon Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hallsville took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Macon with a 19-14 victory.
It was another big night for Landon Cunningham, who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 144 yards on 14 of 32 attempts.
Meanwhile, Eldon strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 50-12 win over Osage. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their 13-point performance the game before.
The critical scores for Eldon came from Bryce Berendzen and Khale Hammond.
Cunningham was just one part of a punishing run game: Eldon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Eldon's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Hallsville, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Hallsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Eldon when the teams last played back in September of 2024, winning 38-29. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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