Football Preview: Bellevue West Thunderbirds vs. Omaha North Vikings
The Bellevue West Thunderbirds will venture away from home to challenge the Omaha North Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, Bellevue West didn't have too much trouble with Lincoln Southwest at home as they won 28-14.
A big part of Bellevue West's win came down to the chemistry between Will Anderson and his top target Jermaine Green. Anderson threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Green picked up 175 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bellevue West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 209.3.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Omaha North on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew South Sioux City out of the water with a 48-7 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-7.
Bellevue West has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Omaha North, their record now sits at an identical 5-2.
Bellevue West ended up a good deal behind Omaha North when the teams last played back in August of 2023, losing 25-7. Can Bellevue West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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