Football Preview: Holdrege Dusters vs. Sidney Red Raiders
The Holdrege Dusters will head out to challenge the Sidney Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Holdrege was fully in charge, breezing past Alliance 43-15 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Dusters just coasted through the last quarter.
Joshua Janssen was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Nicholas Weides was in the mix too, providing Holdrege with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holdrege was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 419 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alliance only gained 277.
Meanwhile, Sidney was able to grind out a solid victory over Minden on Friday, taking the game 20-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Raiders.
Holdrege's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Sidney, their record now sits at 2-0.
Holdrege came up short against Sidney in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 32-23. Can Holdrege avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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