Football Preview: Kearney Bearcats vs. Lincoln East Spartans
The Kearney Bearcats will challenge the Lincoln East Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney's defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so Lincoln East's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Kearney is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Omaha North, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Kearney was ranked eighth). Kearney walked away with a 13-6 victory over Omaha North on Friday.
The critical scores for Kearney came from Keeghan Hunt and Sawyer Schilke.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Kearney's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Reese Bertrand with two.
Meanwhile, Lincoln East waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Silver Hawks by a score of 21-10. The game marked the Spartans' most dominant win of the season so far.
Kearney's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lincoln East, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Kearney beat Lincoln East 41-28 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Kearney repeat their success, or does Lincoln East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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