Football Preview: Cuba Wildcats vs. Herculaneum Black Cats
The Cuba Wildcats will challenge the Herculaneum Black Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Cuba took a blow against Jefferson, falling 41-14. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Blue Jays recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ethan Noltkamper, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Preston Heads was another key pass catcher, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Herculaneum was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 47-7 defeat at the hands of St. Vincent. While losing is never fun, the Black Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Indians are ranked 44th).
Cuba's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Herculaneum, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Cuba couldn't quite finish off Herculaneum in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 and fell 16-14. Will Cuba have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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