Football Preview: Ponca Indians vs. Battle Creek Braves
Ponca hasn't had much luck against Battle Creek recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ponca Indians will welcome the Battle Creek Braves at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ponca is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They lost 30-6 to West Point-Beemer.
Meanwhile, Battle Creek faced Norfolk Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Battle Creek fell to Norfolk Catholic 19-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Ponca's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Battle Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Ponca took a serious blow against Battle Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 49-6. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ponca was down 42-0.
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