Football Preview: North Webster Knights vs. Kaplan Pirates
The North Webster Knights will head out to square off against the Kaplan Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Webster is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
North Webster will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 31-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Bastrop by a score of 8-6. Having soared to a lofty 39 points in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
North Webster might have lost, but man, Braedon Robertson was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Robertson has posted since back in October of 2023.
North Webster didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Donte Owens led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. North Webster got some further help from Ashton Grigsby: he picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Kaplan got themselves on the board against St. Martinville on Thursday, but St. Martinville never followed suit. They blew past the Tigers 32-0. Considering the Pirates have won seven matches by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
North Webster's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Kaplan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
North Webster came up short against Kaplan in their previous matchup back in November of 2016, falling 8-0. Can North Webster avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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