Football Preview: Bellevue East Chieftains vs. Papillion-LaVista Monarchs
The Bellevue East Chieftains will head out to face off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue East, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Papillion-LaVista's (thus far) undefeated season.
Bellevue East's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bellevue West on Thursday. They took a blow against the Thunderbirds, falling 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista humbled Lincoln Southwest with a 36-9 victory. That's two games straight that the Monarchs have won by exactly 27 points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Papillion-LaVista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bellevue East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Papillion-LaVista, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Bellevue East was dealt a bruising 54-7 loss at the hands of Papillion-LaVista in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Bellevue East, Caleb Walker (who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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