Football Preview: Omaha Central Eagles vs. Papillion-LaVista Monarchs
The Omaha Central Eagles will face off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Central will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Omaha Central beat Fremont 34-27. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Tigers are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for B.J. Newsome, who threw for 289 yards on only 19 passes.
Omaha Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 69 points the game before, Papillion-LaVista was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a blow against Omaha Westside, falling 42-12. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Even if they lost, Papillion-LaVista's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Logan Holtmeyer was especially locked on to Omaha Westside's QB and sacked him twice. Holtmeyer has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Omaha Westside's side was Kale Johnson, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Omaha Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Papillion-LaVista, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Omaha Central has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 168.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Papillion-LaVista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 149.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Omaha Central's way against Papillion-LaVista in their previous meeting on October 11th, as Omaha Central made off with a 27-7 win. Will Omaha Central repeat their success, or does Papillion-LaVista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
