The Council Grove Braves will challenge the St. Marys Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Council Grove will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Council Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 58-0 victory over Central Heights. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Cade Goodell was a one-man wrecking crew for Council Grove as he rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Blaise French, who rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Council Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Council Grove's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Holden Ziegler with two.
Meanwhile, St. Marys was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 24-16 to Osage City. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Council Grove's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for St. Marys, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Things could have been worse for Council Grove, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to St. Marys when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Council Grove, Isiah Holz (who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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