Football Preview: North Central Knights vs. St. Mary's Cardinals
The North Central Knights will challenge the St. Mary's Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Central will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
North Central is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Ainsworth on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Central was dealt a 70-30 loss at the hands of Ainsworth. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, St. Mary's can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They blew past Elgin/Pope John 68-28 on the road.
It was another big night for Gage Hedstrom, who rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Ben Barlow was another key player, picking up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
North Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for St. Mary's, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for North Central against St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as the squad secured a 60-14 victory. In that contest, North Central amassed a halftime lead of 34-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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