Football Preview: Central Valley Cougars vs. Burwell Longhorns
The Central Valley Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Burwell Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Burwell will be coming in after a loss.
Central Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Anselmo-Merna 68-20 on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Coyotes are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zaden Wolf continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 64 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 114 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Taesian Soto, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Burwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 40-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palmer.
Central Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Burwell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Central Valley against Burwell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 78-6 victory. Will Central Valley repeat their success, or does Burwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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