The Kadoka Kougars will face off against the Philip Scotties at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Kadoka's way against Bennett County as Kadoka made off with a 40-16 win. The Kougars pushed the score to 34-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Kadoka's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gus Stout, who rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. Kadoka also got a significant boost from Kole Hermann, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 126 yards.
Kadoka's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Karson Eisenbraun and Jerrett Hutchinson. The dominant performance gave Eisenbraun a new career-high in rushing yards. Cayden Patterson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Philip beat Bennett County 32-26 last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scotties.
Kadoka now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Philip, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Kadoka was dealt a bruising 56-6 loss at the hands of Philip in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kadoka was down 48-0.
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