Football Preview: Kearney Catholic Stars vs. Gordon-Rushville Mustangs
The Kearney Catholic Stars will venture away from home to challenge the Gordon-Rushville Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney Catholic is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Kearney Catholic's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Amherst's usually-dominant defense. Kearney Catholic was the clear victor by a 31-7 margin over Amherst. The Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Owen Axmann had an outrageously good game as he picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 53 yards. Another player making a difference was Pete Homan, who gained 103 total yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Kearney Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jake Geiser was especially locked on to Amherst's QB and sacked him twice. Zane Slack was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, Gordon-Rushville scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 35-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mitchell.
Kearney Catholic's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Gordon-Rushville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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