Football Preview: Wausa/Osmond vs. Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars
Wausa/Osmond will challenge the Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Wausa/Osmond is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Wausa/Osmond is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Crofton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wausa/Osmond was outmatched by Crofton on the road and fell 54-6. While losing is never fun, Wausa/Osmond can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Crofton is ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Niobrara/Verdigre was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-16 to Bloomfield. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Bees: they've now lost four in a row.
Although Niobrara/Verdigre took the loss, they still got scores from Arlan Lammers and Isaac Hoferer.
Even if they lost, Niobrara/Verdigre's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Westin Bauer and Jacob Motacek, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Wausa/Osmond's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Niobrara/Verdigre, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-5.
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