Football Preview: Sutherland Sailors vs. Hemingford Bobcats
The Sutherland Sailors will venture away from home to face off against the Hemingford Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Sutherland lost to Perkins County at home by a 34-20 margin. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Plainsmen are ranked 24th).
The losing side was boosted by Oliver Nutter, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was even better on defense, making 15 total tackles and defending six passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hemingford). They blew past Morrill 92-28 on the road on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Bobcats as they're now sitting on four straight.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hemingford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Sutherland dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hemingford, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Sutherland came up short against Hemingford in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 26-18. Can Sutherland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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