Football Preview: Bellevue East Chieftains vs. Bellevue West Thunderbirds
Bellevue East is 0-10 against Bellevue West since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bellevue East Chieftains will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bellevue East's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Norfolk on Friday. They took a blow against the Panthers, falling 34-0. The Chieftains have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bellevue West faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Bellevue West came up short against Elkhorn South, falling 38-14.
Bellevue East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Bellevue West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Bellevue East was dealt a bruising 53-14 defeat at the hands of Bellevue West in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Bellevue East, Daniel Kaelin (who threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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