Football Preview: Ponca Indians vs. Oakland-Craig Knights
Ponca hasn't had much luck against Oakland-Craig recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ponca Indians will take on the Oakland-Craig Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ponca is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 43-16 defeat at the hands of Norfolk Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Knights are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They fell 45-38 to Battle Creek. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Knights, who until this match were averaging 17.8 points allowed.
Despite the loss, Oakland-Craig got top-tier performance from Braylon Anderson, who threw for 381 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Isaak Maxwell, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Ponca's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Oakland-Craig, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1.
Ponca lost to Oakland-Craig on the road by a decisive 34-16 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Ponca avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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