Football Game Preview: Crete Cardinals vs. Seward Bluejays

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 8:53am

Football Preview: Crete Cardinals vs. Seward Bluejays

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Crete and Seward are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Crete Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Seward Bluejays at 7:00 p.m.

Crete's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northwest on Friday. They were outmatched by the Vikings on the road and fell 42-0. Having soared to a lofty 46 points in the game before, the Cardinals' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Seward put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let York onto the board and left with a 26-0 win. Considering the Bluejays have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Tresten Hass continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 56 yards.

Seward didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Edison Knott and Kayson Salyer.

Crete's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Seward, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.

Crete ended up a good deal behind Seward in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, losing 46-31. Thankfully for Crete, Gavin Sukup (who rushed for 56 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns) 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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