After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Wichita County is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Trego Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trego took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wichita County, who comes in off a win.
Wichita County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past Elkhart 66-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their 12-point performance the contest before.
Wichita County relied on the efforts of Cashton Young, who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries, and Khris Hermosillo, who gained 110 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Young a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wichita County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Wichita County wouldn't let Elkhart keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Hermosillo, Max Whitham, and Whitham picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Trego was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 42-24 to Rawlins County.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jack Conness, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Backing up that air attack was Ashton Wynn, who rushed for 124 yards and a rushing touchdown.
The win got Wichita County back to even at 1-1. As for Trego, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Wichita County was taken down by Trego 76-28 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Wichita County, James Kriegh (who rushed for 237 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.8 yards per carry) 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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