Football Game Preview: Nokomis Redskins vs. Arcola Purple Riders

The Nokomis Redskins are taking a road trip to challenge the Arcola Purple Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Nokomis will head out to face Arcola after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. The Redskins were just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to Cumberland.

Despite the defeat, Nokomis had strong showings from Nolan Herpstreith, who rushed for 77 yards and a pair of TDs, and Kadynn Petty, who rushed for 73 yards on only eight carries.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arcola). They took down Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] 20-6 on Saturday.

Arcola's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Nokomis, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 5-3.

Nokomis strolled past Arcola when the teams last played back in August of 2024 by a score of 27-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Redskins since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.