Football Preview: Burke Bulldogs vs. Norfolk Panthers
Two dominant signal callers in Nate Collins and Cole Signor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Burke Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Norfolk Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Burke's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Elkhorn South on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Storm on the road and fell 69-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Storm are ranked third).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Norfolk). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Omaha South 55-0 at home. The high-scoring effort was just what the Panthers needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Signor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 79 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Jaeden Thompson was in the mix too, providing Norfolk with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Burke and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Norfolk, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Everything came up roses for Burke against Norfolk when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 63-28 win. Will Burke repeat their success, or does Norfolk have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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