Football Preview: Lincoln Northeast Rockets vs. North Platte Bulldogs
Lincoln Northeast hasn't had much luck against North Platte recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets will head out to take on the North Platte Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Lincoln Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully North Platte likes a good challenge.
Lincoln Northeast's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed by Benson at home to the tune of 77-0. Give the Rockets' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Grant Matson and his top target Zayne Scully. Matson threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10passing while Scully rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 68 yards. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Poulsen, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, North Platte had just enough and edged Norfolk out 34-31 on Friday.
North Platte had a senior duo take command as Caden Joneson rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry and Alonzo Torrez rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns. Joneson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble, making 11 total tackles, and defending two passes.
North Platte wouldn't let Norfolk keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Platte can thank Jake Kinkaid and Joneson for forcing both of them. That's the most rushing yards Joneson has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Platte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norfolk only rushed for 103.
Lincoln Northeast's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Platte, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Lincoln Northeast took a serious blow against North Platte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 75-22. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lincoln Northeast was down 54-9.
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