The Dighton Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dighton has five straight victories, Wheatland-Grinnell has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Dighton took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 44-14 win over Logan/Palco. Considering the Hornets have won three contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dighton's defense made their presence known, laying out Rhett Kats. three times. Boston Shimer was especially locked on to Logan/Palco's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Wheatland-Grinnell's offense. They were outmatched by Marmaton Valley at home and fell 54-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Thunderhawks were not able to get on the board.
Dighton pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wheatland-Grinnell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Dighton couldn't quite finish off Wheatland-Grinnell in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 and fell 2-0. Can Dighton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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