The Bayfield Wolverines will square off against the Ignacio Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bayfield's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Gallup at home to the tune of 67-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wolverines just coasted through the last quarter.
Bayfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Mcwhirter led the charge by throwing for 55 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Estevan Gonzales was Mcwhirter's top target, rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Bayfield wouldn't let Gallup keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kole Domingos was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bayfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Ignacio blew past Olathe, posting a 34-7 win on the road.
The victory made it two in a row for Bayfield and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Ignacio, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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