Football Preview: Papillion-LaVista Monarchs vs. Omaha Central Eagles
The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the Omaha Central Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Papillion-LaVista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.
Papillion-LaVista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Omaha Westside, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Papillion-LaVista was ranked 16th). Papillion-LaVista was outmatched by Omaha Westside on the road and fell 42-12. The Monarchs have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Even if they lost, Papillion-LaVista's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Logan Holtmeyer was especially locked on to Omaha Westside's QB and sacked him twice. Holtmeyer has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Kale Johnson was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Omaha Central entered their tilt with Fremont on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 34-27.
B.J. Newsome was his usual excellent self, throwing for 289 yards on only 19 passes.
Omaha Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Papillion-LaVista's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Omaha Central, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Papillion-LaVista has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 149.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Omaha Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 168.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Papillion-LaVista might still be hurting after the 27-7 defeat they got from Omaha Central in their previous meeting on October 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newsome, who threw for 301 yards while completing 81% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards. Now that Papillion-LaVista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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