Football Preview: Seward Bluejays vs. Gretna East Griffins
The Seward Bluejays will square off against the Gretna East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seward is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Seward is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Pius X 21-20. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Seward's victory came down to the chemistry between Tresten Hass and his top target Jack Vyhnalek. Hass threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns while Vyhnalek picked up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Vyhnalek also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Gretna East against Gering on Friday as the team secured a 44-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Griffins, who have now won five contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Gretna East's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carson Hermann, who picked up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Seth Kraegel, who picked up 136 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kraegel really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 88 yards.
Seward's record now sits at 10-0. As for Gretna East, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Seward strolled past Gretna East in their previous meeting back in August by a score of 41-24. Will Seward repeat their success, or does Gretna East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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