The Haven Wildcats will face off against the Hoisington Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haven knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Hoisington likes a good challenge.
Haven is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 38-7 victory over Cimarron. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 26 points or more this season.
Nash Wray continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 121 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Haven also got a significant boost from Vance Loop, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
Haven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cimarron only rushed for 144.
Haven didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kolton Altvater and Dakota Arndt. Arndt also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Another thorn in Cimarron's side was Grant Patry, who made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hoisington waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 28-15 win over the Bearcats.
Hoisington can attribute much of their success to Kyler Dean Russell, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Dean Russell has posted since back in September of 2023.
Hoisington is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points per game. As for Haven, their record now sits at 8-1.
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