The Wink Wildcats will head out to square off against the Van Horn Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wink's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight matchups.
Wink's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Eldorado to the tune of 55-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wink to victory, but perhaps none more so than Layne Lusby, who threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. Cade Frerich was in the mix as well, providing Wink with three touchdowns.
Wink was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Van Horn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were outmatched by Iraan on the road and fell 61-0.
Van Horn's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Wink, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Wink took their win against Van Horn in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 by a conclusive 44-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wink since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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