Football Preview: Bridgeport Bulldogs vs. Kimball Longhorns
The Bridgeport Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Kimball Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bridgeport will be strutting in after a win while Kimball will be coming in after a loss.
Bridgeport is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Perkins County, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Bridgeport was ranked 22nd). Bridgeport managed a 26-20 victory over Perkins County on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Bridgeport's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nikolas Weibert led the charge by throwing for 174 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Landon Dean was in the mix too, providing Bridgeport with two touchdowns.
Bridgeport's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Weibert led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Logan Levick also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 86.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-20, which was the final score in Kimball's tilt against Hemingford on Friday. The Longhorns have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The win got Bridgeport back to even at 2-2. As for Kimball, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Bridgeport against Kimball in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-17 victory. In that game, Bridgeport amassed a halftime lead of 60-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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