There's no place like home for Salina Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-24 win over the Goddard Lions. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
Salina Central wouldn't let Goddard keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Salina Central can thank Brayden Haase and Abram Owings for forcing all of them. Owings also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Salina Central is 4-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Goddard's loss came despite strong showings from Brock Sullivan and Erik Olivas. Sullivan rushed for 24 yards and two touchdowns, while Olivas gained 131 total yards and two touchdowns. Kaiden Stroot handled things on the ground, rushing for 109 yards.
The victory got Salina Central back to even at 4-4. As for Goddard, they moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Salina Central will challenge Maize South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salina Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season. As for Goddard, they will face off against Valley Center at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Goddard also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 29.1 points per game.
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