Paxton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 35-27 win over the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Paxton was led to victory by Wyatt Walker and Maddex Mcconnell. Walker rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while Mcconnell picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Paxton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Wauneta-Palisade still got an impressive performance from Kreyton Wiese, who rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns. Wiese also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
Paxton's record now sits at 3-1. As for Wauneta-Palisade, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withWildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Paxton will need to watch out since Wallace has now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they will host Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Wauneta-Palisade surely won't give up without a fight.
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