Football Preview: Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays vs. Brownell Talbot Raiders
The Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays will head out to challenge the Brownell Talbot Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ashland-Greenwood has five straight wins, Brownell Talbot has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, it was close, but Ashland-Greenwood sidestepped Roncalli Catholic for a 29-26 victory. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Crimson Pride are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cael Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns. Those 157 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Landon Mohs did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 86 receiving yards.
Ashland-Greenwood's defense stepped up as well, laying out Brady Mcgill. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Keldon Vanlaningham and Isaac Nonella, who racked up five sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Brownell Talbot's offense. They took a blow against Gross Catholic on Friday, falling 38-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Raiders were not able to get on the board.
Ashland-Greenwood's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Brownell Talbot, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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