Football Preview: Ponca Indians vs. West Point-Beemer Cadets
The Ponca Indians will head out to challenge the West Point-Beemer Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Ponca and three for West Point-Beemer.
Ponca is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Cedar Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ponca was beaten by Cedar Catholic 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Trojans are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for West Point-Beemer's offense. They took a blow against Battle Creek on Friday, falling 28-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Cadets were not able to get on the board.
Ponca's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for West Point-Beemer, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Ponca was dealt a bruising 33-0 loss at the hands of West Point-Beemer when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Ponca, Treven Weddle (who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
