Football Game Preview: Greeley County on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:16am

Football Preview: Greeley County Jackrabbits vs. St. Francis Indians

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Greeley County is 0-3 against St. Francis since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Greeley County Jackrabbits will host the St. Francis Indians at 7:00 p.m.

Greeley County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rawlins County on Friday. They were outmatched by the Buffaloes on the road and fell 64-0.

Meanwhile, St. Francis humbled Wheatland-Grinnell with a 54-6 victory. The Indians' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

Lucas Raile went supernova for St. Francis, throwing for 195 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 46 yards and a touchdown. Raile didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss). Layn Todd was in the mix too, providing St. Francis with two touchdowns.

St. Francis' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Wyatt Klinzmann and Asher Robbins.

Greeley County's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Francis, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.

Greeley County was taken down by St. Francis 38-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Can Greeley County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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