Football Preview: Howells-Dodge Jaguars vs. Osceola Bulldogs
The Howells-Dodge Jaguars will venture away from home to take on the Osceola Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Howells-Dodge is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Howells-Dodge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Riverside, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Howells-Dodge was ranked 17th). Howells-Dodge came up short against Riverside on Friday, falling 44-20. The match marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Howells-Dodge had strong showings from Hunter Luther, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown, and Dylan Brichacek, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Brichacek has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Osceola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 56-14 defeat at the hands of Archangels Catholic. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
Although Osceola took the loss, they still got scores from Brayden Santos and Brycen Kula.
Howells-Dodge's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Osceola, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
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