Football Game Preview: Weeping Water Indians vs. Cedar Bluffs Wildcats

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 9:24am

Football Preview: Weeping Water Indians vs. Cedar Bluffs Wildcats

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The Weeping Water Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Cedar Bluffs Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Weeping Water will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

Last Friday, Weeping Water didn't have too much trouble with Sacred Heart at home as they won 36-18.

Tucker Bickford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Seger, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weeping Water was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 269 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.

Weeping Water's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Sacred Heart's QB won't forget Gus Mcgill anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cedar Bluffs, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Omaha Christian Academy by a score of 30-22 on Friday.

Weeping Water pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cedar Bluffs, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.

Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Weeping Water has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 331 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cedar Bluffs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 224.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.

Everything came up roses for Weeping Water against Cedar Bluffs when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 58-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weeping Water since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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