Football Game Preview: Weeping Water Indians vs. Lourdes Central Catholic Knights

Weeping Water hasn't had much luck against Lourdes Central Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Lourdes Central Catholic will be up against a hot Weeping Water team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Indians breezed past Cedar Bluffs to the tune of 36-0 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Indians just coasted through the last quarter.

Tucker Bickford

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 vs Cedar Bluffs	140
09/19/25 @ Sacred Heart	118
09/12/25 vs Nebraska Lutheran	17
09/05/25 @ Giltner	4
08/29/25 @ Mead	120
+ 3 more games

It was another big night for Tucker Bickford, who rushed for 140 yards and two TDs on only 14 carries, and also threw for 80 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2024. Luke Harms was another key player, picking up 29 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Weeping Water's run defense was locked in: Cedar Bluffs could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Bickford for the heroic effort on defense: he. Weeping Water didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lourdes Central Catholic). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-14 victory over Omaha Christian. The Knights' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

Lourdes Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Weeping Water, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.

Weeping Water was dealt a bruising 62-14 loss at the hands of Lourdes Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Will the Indians have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.