Wauneta-Palisade entered their matchup against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wauneta-Palisade Broncos were dealt a 48-20 loss at the hands of the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Mustangs. The contest marked the Broncos' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Wauneta-Palisade saw an underclassman step up: Kreyton Wiese rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Jordan Scoville was his usual excellent self, rushing for 197 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 66 receiving yards for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller. Those 197 rushing yards gave Scoville a new career-high. Maddox Jones was another key back, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Wauneta-Palisade and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wauneta-Palisade will welcome Southwest on Friday. Southwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. As for Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, they will be playing at home against Paxton at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Paxton likes a good challenge.
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