Axtell has gone 3-0 against Thunder Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Axtell Eagles will square off against the Thunder Ridge Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. Axtell is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Axtell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Frankfort, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Axtell was ranked first). Axtell blew past Frankfort 76-30 on Friday. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Thunder Ridge fell victim to Osborne and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 50-0. The shutout was out of character for the Longhorns seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Axtell pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Thunder Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Axtell against Thunder Ridge when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as the team secured a 76-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Thunder Ridge's Dylan Bice, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 196 yards on only 13 passes. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Axtell to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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