After two games on the road, Oswego is heading back home. They will welcome the West Elk Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Oswego took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 52-6 win over Crest.
Oswego's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. Josh Hutchinson picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, West Elk put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Udall 72-0 at home. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Eagles are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Elk had a senior duo take command as Creyo Koop gained 98 total yards and three touchdowns and Trent Haag threw for 63 yards and three touchdowns. Koop is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Garett Usry got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Oswego's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for West Elk, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Oswego was dealt a bruising 52-15 loss at the hands of West Elk in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Koop, who rushed for 244 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Oswego knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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