The Wynot Blue Devils's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Central Valley Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Wynot focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Wynot is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 22-14 win over Hitchcock County.
Meanwhile, Central Valley came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 54.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 72-26 victory over the Cardinals. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 34 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Zaden Wolf and Gage Hedstrom. Wolf had a great game and rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Meanwhile, Hedstrom was balling out in the loss, throwing for 184 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 41 yards.
Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Central Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Gunnar Vanosdall with three. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more sacks the last three times he's played.
Wynot's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Central Valley, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Wynot has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Central Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 330.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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